Well.
I'll take a stab at this as one of my uncles was in Suhl for a short while and has a Krieghoff parts gun as distinguished from one of the PX variations.
And that's what I think these two guns are for a few reasons not the least of which it appears Frank Stall was in Germany in 1945 and the acceptance marks are Krieghoff and because there were a lot of Krieghoff unemployed gunsmiths and assemblers out of work in 1945 and used the parts in the liberated factory to build guns for the GIs and later on a more formal basis for the PX.
The personalized side frame inscription is neat as is the workmanship on the grip panels. And GIs liked plated guns. You see a lot of them around.
The 21 on the toggle link has no particular meaning other than it is there. The acceptance proofs are fairly definitive but inspection of the interior parts should reveal a lot more.
Hope this helps. I'm sure others will chime in. Now, of course, these could be a total fabrication; but parts and PX guns do not go for a lot of money and so I am betting that these are not fakes. But closer inspection could reveal more.
Hope this helps,
John
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