aluminum magazine bases
 

Please , if you would , anyone who knows .... What is the first year that aluminum base magazines were supplied with Lugers , or/and were made available ? Re. I have a double-date DWM 1920 over 1917 P08 , and is the aluminum base magazine straight-wing 63 stamped magazine base contemporary with the post-war usage of this Luger ?

1926 was when they stated that they were going to Aluminum bases and to use wood until they ran out. Simson was using Aluminum from 1925 on...
An eagle 63 is much later... it could still be possible, if it is same serial number it can be a replacement.

Thank you for that info.... I have two aluminum-bottom blued body magazines , neither seem to be a suitable contemporary mag for this 1917/1920 DWM , matching otherwise ....

One of the mags is 8126 p - small drop-wings 63 ; the other is 3651 t - larger straight-wings 63

I could email close-ups of them , and would be willing to trade either for a good condition usable mag more contemporary with the above-mentioned P-08

Do your photos and list them in the trader section of this forum.