Trying to do more research online about DDR reworks. I found a couple of statements that all DDR replaced barrels have the "Crown over N" proof mark to show it's a new barrel and proof tested. Might that mean if the barrel on the Luger does not have that proof, it's original to that Luger. Most pictures of DDR reworks have replacement plastic grips, or is that hit or miss with the wood grips? Not trying to drag that post out to long, but it's a interesting case study on the history of this particular Luger. Some deeper digging. Found another DDR Luger where the replacement barrel does have that proof mark, but lacks a S/N. Guess I should stop here. I morphed my original post "Ballpark figure on this Luger" into a study of DDR reworks and if the Luger in question a rework or not. Thanks of all your replies. I've bid on it and winning but I expect it will go much higher.
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