Wartime mags?

Edward Tinker · 03-02-2003, 02:59 PM

Eddie, I think it just comes down to real use. The magazine got beaten up by normal use

or maybe

They went to the range, all the guns were laying there, others loaded the magazines and so they got mixed up

Or by armorers, soldiers, some got broken and some got replaced

And then our GI's brought a gun home and I have heard more than once that a guy had two magazines, one nicer and he kept that one, while he gave away the numbered magazine.

All those things led to mismatched guns and magazines. The magazine is the easiest thing to mismatch, harder to do that than grips I think.

Ed

03-02-2003, 02:59 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,981 Thanks: 2,080 Thanked 4,614 Times in 2,127 Posts	Eddie, I think it just comes down to real use. The magazine got beaten up by normal use or maybe They went to the range, all the guns were laying there, others loaded the magazines and so they got mixed up Or by armorers, soldiers, some got broken and some got replaced And then our GI's brought a gun home and I have heard more than once that a guy had two magazines, one nicer and he kept that one, while he gave away the numbered magazine. All those things led to mismatched guns and magazines. The magazine is the easiest thing to mismatch, harder to do that than grips I think. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV