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John Sabato · 10-26-2001, 01:40 PM

were actually made in the 70's by MGC in Japan as part of Artillery Model replicas that were sold back them for about $60. They only held 10 rounds because it was too complicated to make the drums fully functional for the price that they were sold for. They were never intended to be used with REAL Lugers, and the fact that they hold real ammunition and will function in a REAL luger is merely coincindence... Occasionally eBay will have one of the guns for auction but they don't usually have the drum magazine because it was an option.

I doubt that they could be successfully "upgraded" to 32 round capacity, not to mention that due to the high-capacity magazine ban in 1994, it would be patently illegal (a federal felony) to do so.

If all you want is a "look-a-like" to go with your Luger, be my guest, but don't expect reliability on feeding. I doubt that these magazines would take the pounding of real shooting for very long.

regards, John

10-26-2001, 01:40 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,157 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,311 Times in 1,099 Posts	Gotcha covered REB... Those 10 round drums... were actually made in the 70's by MGC in Japan as part of Artillery Model replicas that were sold back them for about $60. They only held 10 rounds because it was too complicated to make the drums fully functional for the price that they were sold for. They were never intended to be used with REAL Lugers, and the fact that they hold real ammunition and will function in a REAL luger is merely coincindence... Occasionally eBay will have one of the guns for auction but they don't usually have the drum magazine because it was an option. I doubt that they could be successfully "upgraded" to 32 round capacity, not to mention that due to the high-capacity magazine ban in 1994, it would be patently illegal (a federal felony) to do so. If all you want is a "look-a-like" to go with your Luger, be my guest, but don't expect reliability on feeding. I doubt that these magazines would take the pounding of real shooting for very long. regards, John