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lugerholsterrepair · 12-01-2010, 11:16 PM

The mag body is nickle plated and that makes it early IMO. The nickle plating was phased out towards the end of the Great war to plain sheet steel. I have always thought nickle acted as a lubricant..much smoother than steel. It was done away with, likely as too expensive and unnecessary.

Jerry Burney

12-01-2010, 11:16 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	The mag body is nickle plated and that makes it early IMO. The nickle plating was phased out towards the end of the Great war to plain sheet steel. I have always thought nickle acted as a lubricant..much smoother than steel. It was done away with, likely as too expensive and unnecessary. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."