Magazine Questions
 

Hi all, I just bought a 1939 dated S/42 with repro mags and wanted to know what would be the correct mag type,aluminum bottom? should any stamps or codes be on the bottoms or the mag body? Were these originally numbered to the gun? Thank-you, Charlie

Charlie,
* Welcome to the Forum.
* Mauser Military, Type II mag is correct for your 1939, S/42 P.08. This is a blued, folded & crimped, sheet metal body mag with a coiled spring and a single side pinned Aluminum base plug. No codes/marking will be on the body.
* The base will be marked with both the number and suffix letter matching to the pistol. The reserve mag will have a "+" symbol added. Both will be accepted by Waffen Inspector "sE/63".
* BTW, what is the S/N of your example? "n", "o" or "?" suffix block. Not very many of these were assembled in January, 1939 while Mauser was using up the last of the S/42 marked toggles.
* Have any pictures of your new acquisition you can share?
Enjoy,
Bob

s/n 8720 o code no photos yet but Ill get a camera and post some. Thanks for the mag info.