Gary, welcome to the Lugerforum and congrat's on your purchase.
The 884 on your barrel under the serial number is actually 8.84mm, the land diameter measurement at the time of manufacture.
The tolerances for land diameter were:
8.85mm plus 0.04mm or minus 0.03mm
The tolerances for groove diameter were:
9.10mm plus 0.04mm or minus 0.03mm
so your barrel passed inspection handily during assembly...
The lack of the date over the chamber means it was either ground off at some time in it's life, or it never had one.
There are two styles of numbering... if the number 43 appears on the face of your sideplate and the face of the takedown lever, then it is representative of being numbered in the military style (I suspect this is the case), and if the number is on the bottom of the sideplate and takedown lever, then the numbering is in the civilian style...
Your FXO magazine is of 1940's vintiage and is one of the finest magazines you can own... be careful not to drop it on a hard surface because the bakelite bottom is VERY prone to cracking. I would suggest you buy a couple Mec-Gar modern reproduction magazines for shooting and protect your original mag.
Clean it well, lubricate it with breakfree, feed it 100-round bulk-pack Winchester ammo from walmart (about $11.00 a box) and it should give you years of shooting enjoyment.
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regards, -John S
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