Alright, I've been a bit preoccupied w/things- but have a few minutes.
The magazine is dark colored and shows silver metal where it is worn from insert/extract from the weapon.
It is marked in 3 places:
2 waffenamts #37- one high and one low on the forward left of the magazine, (assuming the bullet end of the round is forward). The lower amt has fxo above it.
Bottom, aft, left side has P08 w/the P on the bottom (if the magazine were loaded, and you laid it on its back w/the bullet end of the round facing up, you would read P08 from left to right). The P is gone as a pin to hold magazine bottom has been installed 'through' it. The pin hasn't been touched (visibly) and shows the same wear pattern as the rest of the magazine.
The bottom of the magazine is aluminum, all one piece, and marked w/the serial # in the center and S/42 on the top (bullet end).
No such thing as an 'x' Marine (Marine is ALWAYS capitalized in print, you know).
Tried to upload some picture, to no avail- but I found a helpful soul (Ed Tinker) who I can fwd the pics to who said he'd post them for me.
I'll dig around and see if I can find a photo of a 'plated' mag vs. the blued tube versions- the hell is in the details. And I've learned more about this thing on this web sight in few short weeks than I thought possible- NICE JOB.
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