Finnish Luger

[stg44fan]

Said I was getting another one and here it is. Picked it up last week. As you can see it is a Finnish M23 Luger with a mix of parts, nothing has the same serial numbers, Tikka 4" 9mm barrel, hole drilled in bottom of the breach block, SA stamps. DWM marked toggle with unmarked chamber. Hold open is present and works. All around a good looking little Luger. Price was right and it is in better than expected condition. Grips fit poorly but other than that I am pleased with my purchase.

So I have looked at a lot of pics of Finnish Luger's and I have not seen consistent placement of the SA stamp. Did they just stamp them wherever they felt like it? Mine has it on the left and back of the frame along with over the serial number on the receiver. Common practice?

And the serial number on the frame. It just does not look right. Numbers look too far apart from one another and the wrong shape. Were some filled in and re-stamped at some point? Plus the proof is missing from the right side of the receiver but a small spot is present where one might have been.

Just small details I noticed. Oh, and it came with one SA marked magazine. Mag has seen better days for sure. Anyways let me know what you guys think.

Thanks,
Eric