Douglas,
Thank you for sharing both the history and the detailed photos of your Luger. Your gun in original untouched condition is far better than most Brazilian contract pieces I have encountered. Your observation that they saw considerable service use is borne out by the quite rough condition of the majority of surviving examples. You are also correct that many of them have been refinished, both in country and after importation to the US. So to find an intact original is quite scarce, particularly one in the fine condition of your example.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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