That is one of the more interesting mixmaster Lugers that I've ever seen. As stated, the receiver appears to be Erfurt while the frame is Mauser.
What's intriguing to me is that the barrel proof marks (E/N & E/J) and the two E/N stamps on the right side of the receiver and frame are IAW the 1939 proof laws indicating that it may have been pieced together during the war. The E/63 on the barrel also supports that idea.
The E/N & E/J proofs were only used - AFAIK - on commercial guns and were not military proofs. The E/J is for proof after repairs; in this case, likely the replacement barrel.
The extractor finish is rather crude and I think Simpson did repairs which MIGHT explain the toggle train.
Does the "X" indicate Russian capture? Who knows? If it was owned by a civilian, it may have been confiscated and put together with military guns. Unfortunately, there's no way on earth to know exactly how that mix of parts came together or when.
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