In all probablility it is a 1908 Bulgarian. Some of these in poor condition when they were imported were stripped down for parts or reassembled with mismatched/replacement parts. Unless it has been ground off, the lack of a lanyard staple is a dead give-away. Some other things you could look for are: If it has not been ground or obscured by rust, there should be a rampant lion proof on the right side of the receiver; If it is a second series '08 Bulgarian there will be an upper case "C" suffix to the serial number; If you can remove the grips, there should be a hole in the frame at the heel of the grip for the lanyard ring, which is unique to the '08 Bulgarian. Since you didn't mention that there was a DWM logo over the chamber, I am assuming that it has been ground off or the whole cannon assembly has been swapped out. That is another feature that is unique to the '08 Bulgarian, it is the only crested Luger where the crest and the DWM have been switched between the toggle and the chamber.
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If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction
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