Doug, as the auction link proposes... I have seen such toggles many years ago, and I also think this is a Simson produced toggle that was used to "repair" the Mauser. Not likely that it left the factory that way. Probably because it was number matched to the gun, and the toggle it replaced was not. An attempt to boost the value of the gun by someone uneducated in Lugers who didn't realize the manufacturing mismatch.
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regards, -John S
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