It is possible but unlikely that a 1938 pistol will have stamps made from the same master as the ones used in 1913, so I am not sure that helps. However, all the serial number stamps of a given size on a Luger would have been made from the same master and should be identical. If they are not, questions arise.
I guess I am getting old, but 1975 doesn't seem that long ago, and I can assure you that Luger "artwork" was taking place long before that. (I knew a man who made fake Luger carbines so good he made a special mark on the fore-end hanger so he would not accidentally buy one of his own "products". And that was 1958.)
The "bringback certificates" are interesting, though I don't see why there would be two of them for the same gun. They are common, and are so often faked that most collectors don't consider them of much value. I note that two different officers in two different units spelled the name "Luger" wrong; or were the papers written more recently by the same person? If you want, you can research the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment and see whether it existed, and where it was in 1945.
As to "sturm und drang" coming at me, I had the temerity a week or so ago to state that a pictured pistol had been reblued. The owner not only denied that but let loose a barrage of rather nasty language. I have no reason to disparage your (or anyone else's) gun. When someone posts on a site and says, in effect, "look what I have", he/she needs to understand that not all comments will be favorable and that people who recognize a problem will usually make their concerns known.
P.S. The inspection mark on the rear toggle does indicate that the toggle at least is from Erfurt; DWM did not mark their toggles that way.
Jim
I guess I am getting old, but 1975 doesn't seem that long ago, and I can assure you that Luger "artwork" was taking place long before that. (I knew a man who made fake Luger carbines so good he made a special mark on the fore-end hanger so he would not accidentally buy one of his own "products". And that was 1958.)
The "bringback certificates" are interesting, though I don't see why there would be two of them for the same gun. They are common, and are so often faked that most collectors don't consider them of much value. I note that two different officers in two different units spelled the name "Luger" wrong; or were the papers written more recently by the same person? If you want, you can research the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment and see whether it existed, and where it was in 1945.
As to "sturm und drang" coming at me, I had the temerity a week or so ago to state that a pictured pistol had been reblued. The owner not only denied that but let loose a barrage of rather nasty language. I have no reason to disparage your (or anyone else's) gun. When someone posts on a site and says, in effect, "look what I have", he/she needs to understand that not all comments will be favorable and that people who recognize a problem will usually make their concerns known.
P.S. The inspection mark on the rear toggle does indicate that the toggle at least is from Erfurt; DWM did not mark their toggles that way.
Jim