Hi Bob,
Welcome to the forum! Your father left you a very rare and valuable gun. The Gouv./Kiau unit mark is the most desirable of all Imperial Navy unit marks. It signifies the garrison in Kiauchou, Imperial Germany's colony and naval base on the Chinese mainland. The Gouv./Kiau marking is frequently faked, but yours looks genuine to me. I maintain a data base of all known surviving Navy Lugers and would like to include yours, so please let me know it's serial number with suffix letter if present.
If you would like a link to the Navy List send me your email address by private message on the forum.
Regards, Norm
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