[Luke]

Further to Dwight's comment:

"This rework circumstance also applies to Finnish Lugers, which is a burgeoning collector category."

Finnish Parabellums (They didn't call them Lugers.) are, in my humble opinion, collectable guns in spite of the fact that they are almost always mismatched, reblued, and usually in less-than-pristine condition. From a historical perspective, each one is an elegant testimonial to the struggle of a Nation in short supply of all kinds of arms and in a desperate war for survival.

I am no historian (Would that I were!), but I would guess that almost all of the Finnish Parabellums saw combat duty. Broken or damaged pistols were likely repaired with any part available without regard to serial number.

Luke