Interesting research on the soldiers.
It's an Army P.08 and the proofs on the right receiver are probably two Stick Eagle/63 (SE/63).
The one on the third one is a TP-3 eagle over a tiny swastika - the test proof.
There is another one on the barrel.
When I saw your luger and it's purplish hue (also called "plum") the first thing I thought of was a 1939 Mauser. They were still working out the way they finished the guns and many of them have plum coloring on various parts. It probably has alway has the plum coloring - it's not from aging..
The 8.83 is the barrel gauge measurement.
It was produced late in the 1942.
(earlier 1939 Mauser P.08s still had the "S/42" toggle stamp)
What does the magazine look like ?
The only concern I see right now is on the right rear toggle there is some scraping.
That made me wonder if the right ear has been bent and is pressing on that rear toggle link.
I could be wrong about that, but look it over carefully.
See my photo, below:
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