For 1900?
 

Hi to all ,
These 2 magazines came with my recently purchased 1900 DWM Commercial .
Would they be considered "correct" for the 1900 and does anyone have a suggestion for a good reference book covering Luger mags ?
regards , Mark

Mark, Would they be considered "correct" for the 1900 ..not necessarily. The one on the left is a scrubbed Military indicated by the +. The right mag wood bottom has the earlier shape but I am unsure if that is a cloverleaf marking or what? Can't quite make it out but a 1900 mag should have no number.

Jerry Burney

Hi Jerry ,
I get it , the + is not found on commercial mags so that one must be military with number removed . There are some subtle differences between the 2 like the buttons are slightly different shaped . My local plating shop guy tells me they are both electroplated nickel .
The symbol on the other is the script GL , mentioned on a few threads here , with a tiny ding at about the 7 oclock position . Sorry about the photos , this is about the best my crappy camera can do .
Thanks , Mark

I would be highly suspect of a script GL on a wooden mag. I am no expert but there is no reason I can think of for it to be there.
There is no reference good or otherwise on early 1900 Luger mags that I am aware of. Bits and pieces here and there. I am sure someone more well versed than I will be along and set us both straight. Maybe Ron Wood is one name that comes to mind.

Jerry Burney

I am of the opinion that no one knows for sure why the "GL" monogram can be found on a magazine bottom. Georg Luger stamped (or had it stamped) on the rear toggle link to either label the luger as a special presentation, or more likely IMO, to advertise the fact that he modified the cumbersome recoil spring and mechanism of the Borchardt and devised a way to get it all into the grip, thereby reducing the size and weight of the pistol and making the Luger truly a "handgun". Why he would want to draw any attention to a magazine bottom is a mystery to me and knowing that "perfect" GL stamps exist out there would make me doubt the authenticity of such a GL marking.