Randy,
* Your Luger was one of 135,700 made in 1940. "42" on the middle toggle link was the Mfg.'s code for Mauser. The S/N range was 7700z to 7000n per Still's-Third Reich Lugers.
* The small, lower case, cursive suffix letter can be found on the grip frame, forward & above the trigger guard on a vertical flat surface just underneath the rear of the barrel's underside. It is part of the full S/N of this pistol. The Tech. Info sheets show these. It is possible on this example no suffix letter would appear as a "NO SUFFIX(ns) block" of 10,000 has been recorded.
* It is likely a stick wing Eagle over the numerals 655(sE/655) appears on the right side of the receiver in a sequence sE/655, sE/655, sE/swastika. Is this what you see??
* Ed's suggestions for your examination & recording of markings you see will help all of us learn of/contribute to this pistol's likely provenience. Pictures/scans will allow comments on the original condition of this example.
* Even though the mag doesn't match, if it is an original example, recording/posting the numbers, suffix, eagle acceptance, and other markings may trigger another collector to ID it's likely time of mfg. and appropriate status as contemporary to this pistol. It may even match another collector's piece. Then the fun really begins.
* Trust this helps. Encourage you to add more if you can on marks you observe. Do all the numbers match on the various parts??
Respectfully,
Bob (I might have been August's long lost nephew)
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