Haenel Magazine Design

Lugerdoc · 12-02-2011, 11:07 AM

GT, Originally I thought that the 90d bottom cut had something to do with the extrusion process, but now I see that his earlier nickeled extruded mags that are pinned at the rear and are angle cut as are the folded mags. So you may be correct stating the cause to be the change in springs, but the fact that the retaining pin does not have to go into the mag well and can be peened over, seems to me to be of great benefit both in reliability and ease of production. TH

Norme · 12-02-2011, 04:07 PM

Haenel- Schmeisser magazines are discussed at length (and I mean at length, 12 pages!) in "Pistole Parabellum" by Görtz/Sturgess. To begin with, they are not extruded. They are stamped, folded, and almost invisibly welded along their spines. With the introduction of the stronger zig-zag spring the base retaining pin had to be "relocated to an almost central position in the finger grips which eliminated the possibility that the base might work loose through non-symetrical leverage exerted by the spring. This relocation of the base pin to the center line of the magazine body necessitated the lower end of the magazine body being reprofiled to a right angle". I hope this helps. Regards, Norm

12-02-2011, 11:07 AM	#1
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 737 Times in 484 Posts	GT, Originally I thought that the 90d bottom cut had something to do with the extrusion process, but now I see that his earlier nickeled extruded mags that are pinned at the rear and are angle cut as are the folded mags. So you may be correct stating the cause to be the change in springs, but the fact that the retaining pin does not have to go into the mag well and can be peened over, seems to me to be of great benefit both in reliability and ease of production. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

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12-02-2011, 04:07 PM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Haenel- Schmeisser magazines are discussed at length (and I mean at length, 12 pages!) in "Pistole Parabellum" by Görtz/Sturgess. To begin with, they are not extruded. They are stamped, folded, and almost invisibly welded along their spines. With the introduction of the stronger zig-zag spring the base retaining pin had to be "relocated to an almost central position in the finger grips which eliminated the possibility that the base might work loose through non-symetrical leverage exerted by the spring. This relocation of the base pin to the center line of the magazine body necessitated the lower end of the magazine body being reprofiled to a right angle". I hope this helps. Regards, Norm