Aftermarket Luger Magazine.

MJI-1198 · 11-19-2018, 06:03 PM

I ran across this magazine the other day and I'm pretty sure it's aftermarket but I was wondering if anybody had an opinion as to the maker. It's the only one I've ever seen with a parkerized finish. The base and the cartridge lifter are both cast out of what I would call pot metal. (Melted down P-51 Mustangs?) It has no markings on it at all and has a round coil compression spring.

HerrKaiser · 11-19-2018, 06:15 PM

Any chance it IS pot metal for one of the Japanese model guns? Back in May I found an aftermarket mag that was clearly marked “Made in Holland” but it works great after a little love given to it from G.T.

DonVoigt · 11-19-2018, 09:00 PM

No idea where they come/came from; but the concentric circle button shows up pretty frequently in aftermarket mags.

sheepherder · 11-19-2018, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

No idea where they come/came from; but the concentric circle button shows up pretty frequently in aftermarket mags.

Numrich is currently offering an aftermarket magazine with an unmarked aluminum bottom. Might be one of those.

MJI-1198 · 11-20-2018, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HerrKaiser

Any chance it IS pot metal for one of the Japanese model guns? Back in May I found an aftermarket mag that was clearly marked “Made in Holland” but it works great after a little love given to it from G.T.

I've seen the Holland ones, this is a pretty nice mag, but the parkerizing kinda thru me. Thought it might be East German or God knows what. It works just fine in my Luger.

Edward Tinker · 11-20-2018, 03:50 AM

Base actually looks more like aluminum than pot metal. I have several that I am sure are original but sure look like pot metal...

Need to ask GT about that...

G.T. · 11-20-2018, 11:34 AM

Hi to all! The mag pictured is a post war "MADE IN DENMARK" mag and they are sometimes marked as such, others not, like the one pictured.. They are not bad, but usually have to be messed with a little to make dependable... The follower button with the concentric circles is a dead giveaway as to origin... best to all, til….lat'r…..GT....

rhuff · 11-20-2018, 03:40 PM

I have one exactly like the one pictured EXCEPT mine is stamped "Made in Denmark". It came in a Luger that I purchased many moons ago. It has been a good functioning mag for me. It was one of my best mags, until I joined this forum and found out about GT and his "mag magic"!! Now I have a few of his marvels to use.

Vlim · 11-20-2018, 03:48 PM

FWIW, the 'Made in Holland' marked magazines were made by MFT (Metaalwarenfabriek Tilburg) in the Netherlands. The same as the post war Mauser magazines, which they also made. MFT also produced the post war HSc magazines for Mauser.

MJI-1198 · 11-21-2018, 12:20 PM

Thanks for all the feedback, I was pretty sure it was aftermarket, but pretty good quality, very similar to the pre-WW 2 magazines used before the FXO type. My favorite mag. is the FXO with the aluminum bottom.

ithacaartist · 11-22-2018, 02:06 AM

Interesting also that it has only one retaining pin in the bottom, which seems to me to be a sign of an earlier mag. Between the wars manufacture sounds right to me.

Ever the bastion of zinc alloy use, Erma toggle pistols all had cast Zamak bottoms. The earlier models of their .22s also used a stub that sticks up at the back end of their pot metal followers to catch the breech block--a very rudimentary hold-open. The pistol snaps shut when the mag is removed. Erma mags for the P.08 have plastic bottoms and steel followers, and are of very good quality and performance.

11-19-2018, 06:03 PM	#1
MJI-1198 New User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Aftermarket Luger Magazine. I ran across this magazine the other day and I'm pretty sure it's aftermarket but I was wondering if anybody had an opinion as to the maker. It's the only one I've ever seen with a parkerized finish. The base and the cartridge lifter are both cast out of what I would call pot metal. (Melted down P-51 Mustangs?) It has no markings on it at all and has a round coil compression spring. Attached Thumbnails

11-19-2018, 06:15 PM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	Any chance it IS pot metal for one of the Japanese model guns? Back in May I found an aftermarket mag that was clearly marked “Made in Holland” but it works great after a little love given to it from G.T. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

11-19-2018, 09:00 PM	#3
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	No idea where they come/came from; but the concentric circle button shows up pretty frequently in aftermarket mags. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

11-20-2018, 11:34 AM	#7
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,507 Thanks: 1,318 Thanked 3,653 Times in 1,004 Posts	mag pictured! Hi to all! The mag pictured is a post war "MADE IN DENMARK" mag and they are sometimes marked as such, others not, like the one pictured.. They are not bad, but usually have to be messed with a little to make dependable... The follower button with the concentric circles is a dead giveaway as to origin... best to all, til….lat'r…..GT....

11-20-2018, 03:40 PM	#8
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	I have one exactly like the one pictured EXCEPT mine is stamped "Made in Denmark". It came in a Luger that I purchased many moons ago. It has been a good functioning mag for me. It was one of my best mags, until I joined this forum and found out about GT and his "mag magic"!! Now I have a few of his marvels to use. __________________ Need DWM breechblock #21

11-20-2018, 03:50 AM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,932 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,528 Times in 2,091 Posts	Base actually looks more like aluminum than pot metal. I have several that I am sure are original but sure look like pot metal... Need to ask GT about that...

11-20-2018, 03:48 PM	#9
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	FWIW, the 'Made in Holland' marked magazines were made by MFT (Metaalwarenfabriek Tilburg) in the Netherlands. The same as the post war Mauser magazines, which they also made. MFT also produced the post war HSc magazines for Mauser.

11-21-2018, 12:20 PM	#10
MJI-1198 New User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks for all the feedback, I was pretty sure it was aftermarket, but pretty good quality, very similar to the pre-WW 2 magazines used before the FXO type. My favorite mag. is the FXO with the aluminum bottom.

11-22-2018, 02:06 AM	#11
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,346 Thanks: 7,270 Thanked 2,578 Times in 1,365 Posts	Interesting also that it has only one retaining pin in the bottom, which seems to me to be a sign of an earlier mag. Between the wars manufacture sounds right to me. Ever the bastion of zinc alloy use, Erma toggle pistols all had cast Zamak bottoms. The earlier models of their .22s also used a stub that sticks up at the back end of their pot metal followers to catch the breech block--a very rudimentary hold-open. The pistol snaps shut when the mag is removed. Erma mags for the P.08 have plastic bottoms and steel followers, and are of very good quality and performance. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894