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I think this pistols were made be using the tons of parts still on stock from WW 1 mass produktion. the stock attachment lug was maybe there before but milled away for making a "swiss" model and the grip safety was easy to add.

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That's true for a lot of the post-WWI production, but not for this particular pistol. It's made on a long frame. The war production was only short frames. There would be no surplus long frames.

You are correct that some of the post-WWI Lugers made on the 1906 pattern had the stock lug milled off. On those it is obvious.

Here's one built on a short frame that obviously had the stock lug milled off:







And another:






Here's one with a short frame, an added grip safety, with the stock lug still intact:





The above photos are from the Simpson, Ltd. website.





Finally, here is a scan of the entry in Lugers at Random by Charles Kenyon, Jr. Notice the distinction he makes between those pistols built on a short frame and those built on a long frame.




"Those examples with a long frame/receiver appear to be of new manufacture and are of the highest quality."

Curl