Thanks guys really appreciate your opinions. I never knew for sure what the history might be, all things seem to point to it being proper because I have had it for years and Ralph said it came out of a midwest collection where it had also been for years. 30 to 40 years ago there was no real reason to fake an item as no one knew much about the history or rarity of a lot of Lugers. It is now with all the books and the weapons coming out of Europe that people have to start worrying.