Odd HAENEL Magazine

[Edward Tinker]

ah, I see

I actually expect to see the chrome bodies as being earlier than the pinned base model you have. (mid 1920's to early 1930-ish)

I happen to have the Mauser Parebellum book with me; lets see what Don has to say;

He doesn't have any chromed flat bottom, concave pinned magazines. He states that it should be blued, which was my original feeling...

So, my feeling is that the side marked chromed Haenel would normally have a traditional base, and then later the blued would have a "flat bottom" to the body and not a concave base on the body of the magazine. So, your feeling that it may have been chromed or modified is very possible if not probable.

Ed