The sunburst was defaced when sold, to obscure the fact that it was a "communist" pistol- which were not allowed importation to the US at the time. Though some did slip through with original markings.
The C/N would indicate the barrel was replaced by the EG, sometimes there is also a date- like "6 53". Often the import markings are on the bottom of the barrels.
You should see importer markings "somewhere" on the pistol- but occasionally they were "omitted" also !
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03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector.
Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie
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