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Unread 10-16-2013, 09:31 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by John Sabato View Post
To the best of my recollection, these will display well with a real Luger, but the magazine tube was designed to NOT hold real ammunition... just the mock ammo that came with the MGC non-firing replica. You can tell these from REAL 32 round magazines by the slot in the side of the magazine tube that exposes the magazine spring. Real trommelmagazines do not have this slot.
John, the other dead giveaway is the "MGC" stamped on the drum body! Worth maybe $100 for display. The "WE" Luger drum mags also look OK at a glance, new for the same price or less, but definitely won't fit.
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