Strange things happen with magazines but they are part of the history of the piece. My 1915 Police has a Schmeisser extruded stainless magazine with a police style wooden bottom, serial numbered to the gun in the police fashion, no letter suffix, a "2" stamp to show it was the spare and a *K on the mag. However the pistol appears never to have had a magazine safety, only the sear safety. Is it original to the police conversion? I hope so but will never really know. It also has both the original imperial eagle barrel proof and army Nazi "eagle" Middle period on the other side of the barrel.
Note this wood bottomed stainless mag is contrary to Walter's statement. I think Walter made a general statement about magazines not claiming it to be based on research. Walter also proposed that 1906 altered navy's were all altered in the Keil dockyard. The wide range in methods reported for this modification would suggest that is not probable. Like all research Walter's book is very good on what he reports as observed and verified fact but subject to errors on the guesses.
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