Magazine for 1916 DWM Luger
 

I have a nice 1916 DWM Luger which is all matching except the magazine. I am unsure if the one received with the pistol is correct.
It is blued (more black) with no markings at all except on the base (round part on bottom). Base is alumn or silver color and has an eagle with spread wing and the number 63 underneath.
Is this magazine proper for a 1916 or is it a replacement?
Thanks for any replys.

The magazine you have is for a WWII era luger. The magazine issued with your gun would be wood bottom with the serial number on the wood. Curt

it should look like this



http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/mag_copy8.jpg

Jerry

Thanks for the answers. It is truly amazing the amount of collective knowledge available on this site. Not only did I get my answer but also a picture of the correct magazine.
Somehow the magazine I have did not set right with the time period but I was not sure. Eagle over 63. Anyone know what the 63 indicates.
Thanks again everyone, especially zinfull and beachbaker.

the eagle/63 is a serviceability inspection stamp. The #63 was assigned to a specific person... someone else may know his name, but I don't have that information in my database.

John, not to disagree, but WW1 stamps were assigned to a specific person, and then sometime in the Weimar era they went from being assigned to a specific person to a "group". The eagle 63 was a "group"

To further what Ed said...starting sometime in the Weimar era.
From what I've gathered from previous post on the subject, I beleive the different proofs identify specific proof houses and were used by whomever was assigned to pass final inspection.
Imperial proofs that were assigned to a specific person were a Crown over a gothic letter, which was the first letter of the inspectors last name.
Mike C.

Thanks to Ed and Mike for the clarification...

It's a bit confusing, but from what I understand, the WaA numbered (eg E/63) was assigned an individual also: the head of that Inspection office and moved with him and his subinspectors as he was reassigned (eg E/655 first being at Mauser and later at FN). If the WaA number was assigned to a plant office, why did the numbered change at Mauser (E/63, 655 & 135) every few years, not to mention the early 1934 & 35 inspectiors (o:37, E/211, E/154, etc). TH

Try to look as the waffenamt number as the number of the one individual who has the end responsibility over a team of people who all use the same stamp.

If the head of the team (the 'holder of the WaA number') would leave, his number would go with him and if the rest of the team stayed behind, they would start using the stamps assigned to his his successor.

So John was right all along. The stamps are assigned to one person.
Sorry... still trying to absorb all this stuff.
Mike C.