Jason,
Well you have a nice 1938 production Model P.08, made for the German Armed forces by Mauser in their Oberndorf Factory.. It appears appears to be standard issue and all external numbers appear to match. You say the internal numbers match and that is good. The magazine is later 1940/41 production and not original to the gun. That's too bad.
The magazine that would have been issued with the gun had a folded metal, blued body with an aluminum bottom, serial numbered to the gun and with the same Stick Eagle 63 acceptance proof as shown on the right side of the receiver.
It appears to be in nice condition and should demand a fairly good price.
Unfortunately, you do not mention veteran bring back papers which could increase the value but as is, you have a $2000 gun, plus or minus. And of course whatever you can get for the other two non-period correct magazines.
I don't know who told her that it could be worth thousands of dollars unless there was concrete evidence that someone famous carried it or alternatively that it was captured in a battle and the GI received the Medal of Honor, and all this documentation went with the gun. But, I do not see anything indicated that this would be the case. So the gun has to stand on its own merits.
Now, FYI, I am a collector, not a dealer, and so comment from that perspective. Any price that I quote would be a price that I might pay. By contrast, at the high end of the scale, a really nice 1938 P.08 with holster, two matching magazines and takedown tool, i.e. a complete rig may go for $3500 to $4000.
Hope this helps.
John
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