1906 AE "Cal 9mm" magazine
 

Has anyone ever seen a magazine with "Cal. 9mm" script on bottom but also with concentric circles (like a Navy magazine)?

Unfortunately I don't have a picture, and I need to know if this could be original or not.

[I asked this on Jan's site too, because I need to know by tomorrow to make a buy decision]

Thanks
- Geo

http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...magazine+crimp

This might help

Geo,

Most Cal. 9m/m marked magazines are fakes. A concentric circle mag base would only add to the attraction of the unwary. If you cannot compare it to a known genuine sample, or get first-hand confirmation from someone who actually knows what a real Cal. 9m/m stamp looks like, stay very far away.

--Dwight

It is very easy. The repro 9mm's last m has a cursive connected upward tail on it. Originals have a last m with no upward tail at all, but there is a distinct and separate comma after the m.

...And that little tidbit will go right in the manual... :rolleyes:

(If you don't want them to know it, don't post it...)

Nah, that is only a small bit of the differences between original and repro...so wait until more comes to light so that the fakers will have a better and more complete guideline. :)

Yes there are a many more differences or errors in the repro 9mm bottoms. But just in general I disagree with the "It only helps the fakers" philosophy. I believe that knowledge is the key to defeating them.
To me an example would be: "The FBI says there are fake $100 dollar bills circulating in your area. But we aren't going to tell you what is wrong with them because that only helps the counterfeiters!"