Tom,
You may be right, however numbering the TD on the left in military style didn't come about until 1910. All of the "above range Test" Lugers that I have that level of detailed data on have the TD lever numbered on the left face. That is an odd coincidence to have that many pieces "switched" to correctly numbered DWM military numbered TD levers. It is pretty tough to find a matching numbered part under any circumstance, so I doubt it was routinely done with several above range pieces. Also, I have no record of any "in range" piece with a left side numbered TD. Seems like some of them should have suffered the same fate.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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