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Originally Posted by alanint
Take a close look at the follower. If you can see any daylight through it, or can see into it in any way, then it is a replica.
Real MP 40 magazines have nicely made, fully formed followers that you cannot see through or into. Replica followers are just a folded over strip of metal.
Replica magazines are also slightly oversized and will have trouble fitting into a real MP40.
They are even copying all markings and waffenampts on replicas today.
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Would they stamp waffenampts inside the baseplate??? Or on the side of the follower??? It looks fully formed from here...
Hard to figure a Japanese company would make an all-plastic replica and then make an all-steel magazine...With markings that would not normally be seen...
It could be from another company...There doesn't seem to be a 3-letter maker stamp anywhere (but then I don't know where to look)...
Edit: Duh to me! The maker stamp "kur" is on the top of the mag - as seen in pic in first post...