Hi Paul, I have to say that I am in two minds about this gun. On the one hand, it looks all original. The receiver rails properly "in the white", the drag line left by the safety lever, and the wear on the front of the receiver ears, are all good signs. On the other hand, the strawed parts look suspiciously clean, the lack of visible barrel serial halos, and that fishy magazine would lead me to question the integrity of the owner.
Are you sure you don't see halos? They are hard to photograph and are usually not as pronounced as those on Imperial DWMs and Erfurts. Shown below are three Mauser P08s with the early rust blued finish, a G date, a 1936, and a 1937.
Regards, Norm
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