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Unread 03-13-2014, 11:22 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Lugerdoc View Post
Greavous, If I owned your M1906 Navy mag, I would send the wood bottom to GT to see if he could repair it, and then find a better condition, proper unnumbered DWM tube to put it in. In this case, better an exc restoration than a poor condition original. TH
I agree with Tom, send the mag to GT for repair. However, don't replace the tube, the stamped numbers are a Naval property mark (see photos) and magazines with these are quite rare.
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