Let me continue to devilishly advocate.
There are collectors who are suspicious or sceptical about markings which are not in ordnung, who assert that one can only draw positive conclusions about Lugers whose markings strictly adhere to the instructins for their application. In their view the magazine spine marking would be another indication that this pistol's markings cannot represent Hannover, because it is marked in a way which is not specified in any known State's instructions. I have run into exactly this set of opinions with the HP./H.P. controversy.
This assertion does not apparently allow for error or misinterpretation on the part of the armorers who actually stamp the pistols, and does not address known markings which can only be the result of such mistake (LSAl./LS.Al).
The figure on the magazine described as an arc with lines over a 6 is most likely an Eagle/6, the inspector's marking associated with Simson.
--Dwight
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