Denny, I have one of those Lugers also with an X on the left side of the reciever just forward of the serial number but this one is a real mismatch. It's essentially a 1937 S/42. I've heard two stories about those X's, one that it is a Russian capture, the other is that it was condemmed at the factory as being so far out of tolerance as to be dangerous. I have no idea if either is true but I have shot the heck out of it and so far it hasn't blown up. All of it's normal stampings are present, nothing extra has been added.
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