Magazine identification, now with pictures

[Edward Tinker]

I do not remember a chart, but I think you're asking, which lugers had what kind of magazine.
I can not for the life of me say, this is a byf because its got rolled edges, which is probably what you are asking.
Let me give basics - in ed's words

Bases
DWM - wood bases - military or commercial
Erfurt - wood bases on military
Simson - Aluminum for almost all of the production, except a short time when it appears they used up wooden bases
Mauser - aluminum
Krieghoff - aluminum
**wood bases would be used until they needed more, then aluminum would be used (after 1925 for Simson, I think 1926 or 28 for DWM)

Magazine Bodies
DWM - could be bare metal or could have chrome plating
Erfurt - chrome plating (I may be wrong on that one)
acceptance stamps - i believe very early, such as 1909, 1910 DWM had two acceptance stamps, and then later on, one Stamp.
Erfurt stamp, I believe had two acceptance stamps entire production

No differences I believe between military or commercial magazines
Schmeisser made many of the magazines over the years - for Simson, that is who likely made them.

How they were made, i.e. folded, rolled, pushed out - a good friend explained it to me just recently and look, I forgot....

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

Schmeisser made many of the magazines over the years - for Simson, that is who likely made them.

How they were made, i.e. folded, rolled, pushed out - a good friend explained it to me just recently and look, I forgot....

I used to think they looked extruded. I think it was John Sabato who said they were formed up, welded, then milled. The milling leaves parallel, lengthwise lines that make them look as if they were pushed out of a cookie press made for metal.