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Originally Posted by El Syd

cirelaw - that's what I thought a Kreighoff mag would look like - serial numbered and proofed. not just a blank bottom run of the mill mag. Congrats on having two matching ones. just one question (and don't flame this newby), but should one of them have a "+" sign indicating the extra mag like the Mausers do? Just curious - I haven't read my Krieghoff Parabellum book yet!

To all - I do appreciate all of the responses and good advice (particularly about taking my time which is not my M.O.!). I've always liked lugers but I just want to get a pretty decent collectable that even may even have a slim chance to go up in value - everything else I buy goes down! lol, Syd

Syd,

Eric's magazines are correctly marked and proofed for a 1937 manufactured gun. There were a few blued bodies magazines supplied during 1937, so either plated or blued body with upside down acceptance proof are correct.

Spare Krieghoff magazines were not marked with a + sign.

It would be incorrect to assume that the inspection and marking conventions followed by the LWaA are the same as those followed by the Wehrmacht inspectors at Mauser.

Additionally, because of the much smaller volume of HK production, their serialization was numerical from 1 to end of production which was in the 13,000 range. However this broke down in later years and it would incorrect to assume that lower serial numbers were related to earlier years and higher numbers to later years, particularly evident in 1943 and 1944.

John