Tony,
1. Yes, except for a few commercial Lugers, all WWI Army Lugers had numbered grips.
2. Mostly. Your 1916 would have almost certainly had walnut grips. Imperial Army Lugers had two kinds of grips - walnut (1908 - 1916) and a lighter colored beech wood (1917 - 1918 and even later). I don't know any 1916 with beech, but it's OK if you like it.
Anyway, any walnut grips should be fine on your 1916, but they were all hand-fitted, so a particular set may or may not fit perfectly.
Even later WWII wood grips may be OK, but they would be marked differently on the inside, and probably cost even more.
I should mention that you could spend a lot of money ($250?) on original grips that will not add that much value to the gun.
- Geo
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