As far as we know there was only one .45 Luger produced with the 55-degree grip angle and it was the one actually used in the test and probably destroyed or discarded after the test. The two known surviving examples with the 60-degree grip angle, most likely were made to more closely resemble grip angle of the Colt and other .45 trial entrants and probably were created in anticipation of a follow-on test or purchase contract. They were not part of the test and probably weren't presented until well after the test...some folks have postulated as late as 1910, but I would think it would have been only a few months after the test perhaps as early as late 1097 - early 1908.
Ron
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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