The Germany markings were usually applied by the importer, but that is a small detail. In my opinion they do not hurt the value at all.
There is a nice document from the 1920s where Stoeger suggests to apply the Germany marking themselves, as the manufacturers quote for applying them was too expensive.
Here is Mauser's letter from the 1920s about the factory applying the Germany marking at an additional cost of 2 RMarks per pistol.
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