Wade, your Luger has the sharp edges, aged straw and high point wear that you would expect to find in an original finish gun.
If you take the receiver off the frame, you should see much of the interior of the frame (on the top, not sides under the grips) in the white.
Also, the front of the muzzle and the small pin holding the toggle axle in should be in the white. None of this is visible in the pictures you posted.
Sometimes halos are barely visible, but they should be there. If they are completely missing, it would indicate refinish in that area.
Marc
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