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Thor · 04-10-2002, 09:19 AM

Matt, the magazine for your Luger appears to be a type 2 Army magazine (blued tube, aluminum bottom with single side pin at the bottom) which would be WWII vintage being issued to Lugers from part of 1936 to early 1940. The red looking extractor (the part on top of the breechblock) was common on Salt blued Mauser made Lugers caused by the extra hardness of the part. Lugers also have a neat feature in that this extractor will pop up above the gun when a round is in the chamber and the side of this part typically reads GELADEN or loaded. Learn as much as you can about these guns, they are truly fascinating. Thor

04-10-2002, 09:19 AM	#5
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Re: 1918 S/42 Luger Matt, the magazine for your Luger appears to be a type 2 Army magazine (blued tube, aluminum bottom with single side pin at the bottom) which would be WWII vintage being issued to Lugers from part of 1936 to early 1940. The red looking extractor (the part on top of the breechblock) was common on Salt blued Mauser made Lugers caused by the extra hardness of the part. Lugers also have a neat feature in that this extractor will pop up above the gun when a round is in the chamber and the side of this part typically reads GELADEN or loaded. Learn as much as you can about these guns, they are truly fascinating. Thor