Doubs,
The "match the magazine" to your Luger can happen, and does on occasions from Don Hallock's Luger Magazine listing.
The reason you can be reasonably sure if the magazine is correct or not is that the inspectors stamps, type magazine (nickled, blued bodies, etc.) the type bottom all fit into a certain time period. With this, a magazine with a particular serial number and letter suffix can be matched to a certain pistol.
Don Hallock has a very good explanation for how each magazine can be matched correctly in his magazine listing. There are some folks that don't believe this, but it is proven that it can happen. it is still like finding a needle in a haystack, but I know one gentleman who did find the proper magazine that was originally with his pistol.
Marvin
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