Gun shop sale table find.

Val7711 · 05-28-2016, 07:37 PM

Found two Luger magazines at the local gun shop on the sale table .

Have no idea what they are ....

1). Aluminum bottom with 1482 on it. Body is unmarked.

2). Black plastic unmarked bottom. on the body : FXO eagle over 37 in two places and is marked P.08 at the bottom.

What are these magazines?

Paid 50.00 for both . Store said they gave them away.

ithacaartist · 05-28-2016, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Val7711

...Store said they gave them away.

I agree!

Norme · 05-28-2016, 08:13 PM

Hi Alex,
The magazine with the aluminum base is a Police mag, 1940/42 vintage, The second, with the bakelite base, is a so called "Black Widow" model and dates from1941/42. The two together are worth about $300.00.
Norm

DonVoigt · 05-28-2016, 09:45 PM

If "they" knew they gave them away, I wonder why they did it?

Great buy for you though.

Val7711 · 05-28-2016, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

If "they" knew they gave them away, I wonder why they did it?

Great buy for you though.

Thanks.

The magazine with aluminum bottom has 2/1001 stamped on the body. The one with plastic bottom has FXO stamp and Eagle over 37 in two places on the body. Also is stamped with P.08 The aluminum one post war? The other one has a small piece chipped of the bottom plaatic piece Can I replace the bottom?

DonVoigt · 05-28-2016, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Val7711

Thanks.

The magazine with aluminum bottom has 2/1001 stamped on the body. The one with plastic bottom has FXO stamp and Eagle over 37 in two places on the body. Also is stamped with P.08 The aluminum one post war? The other one has a small piece chipped of the bottom plaatic piece Can I replace the bottom?

2/1001 is a post war DDR Vopo magazine; yes you can replace the base. FXO is a late WWII German mag.

An original will be tough to impossible to find, a close repro is available.

AT that price, I'd just use it!

Val7711 · 05-29-2016, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

2/1001 is a post war DDR Vopo magazine; yes you can replace the base. FXO is a late WWII German mag.

An original will be tough to impossible to find, a close repro is available.

AT that price, I'd just use it!

Yeah , I will try to find a black bottom for the late war magazine. The FXO eagle over 37 magazines were only made with black plastic bottoms?
The other I will just use to shoot.

Still want to get a correct magazine for this 1938 S/42 or at least close to correct.

wayne8661 · 05-28-2016, 10:16 PM

That's a nice score for 50 bucks!

DavidJayUden · 05-29-2016, 12:23 AM

If you want shooter mags, consider posting them for sale here and buy yourself Mec-Gars. You'll be money ahead.
dju

Val7711 · 05-29-2016, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidJayUden

If you want shooter mags, consider posting them for sale here and buy yourself Mec-Gars. You'll be money ahead.
dju

For now , I just want to find a correct mag for my Luger. Will try Simpson LTD Tuesday.

tharpo · 05-29-2016, 01:06 AM

Forum member G.T. can put a quality new black plastic bottom on your fxo magazine.
Here is his email:
gctomeks@msn.com

Sergio Natali · 05-29-2016, 04:10 AM

That's a nice acquisition for the price!

mrerick · 05-29-2016, 09:27 AM

Your "fxo" magazine with plastic bottom is the more valuable of the two. It makes any 41 or 42 Mauser Luger a "match". Don't modify it. Trade it or sell if to fund your match for the 1938 Luger.

The VoPo was made by Ernst Thalmann on the same equipment Haenel Schmeisser used. it's a VoPo and worth less than a wartime magazine. I think that these are the best available shooter magazines. Changing th base won't make it a "match". It will still be a post war magazine.

DonVoigt · 05-29-2016, 06:33 PM

I'm a little lost with the two threads you have going talking about a 1938 S/42 mag,
did you ever post your pistol serial and suffix?

I have 1548m, SE/small 63 which should be a correct mag for your pistol.

I'll trade it to you for both of the mags in this thread.

PM me if interested.

Eugen · 05-29-2016, 07:48 PM

$50?! You lucky dog.

05-28-2016, 07:37 PM	#1
Val7711 User Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 12 Posts	Gun shop sale table find. Found two Luger magazines at the local gun shop on the sale table . Have no idea what they are .... 1). Aluminum bottom with 1482 on it. Body is unmarked. 2). Black plastic unmarked bottom. on the body : FXO eagle over 37 in two places and is marked P.08 at the bottom. What are these magazines? Paid 50.00 for both . Store said they gave them away.

05-28-2016, 09:45 PM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	If "they" knew they gave them away, I wonder why they did it? Great buy for you though. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	That's a nice acquisition for the price! __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Your "fxo" magazine with plastic bottom is the more valuable of the two. It makes any 41 or 42 Mauser Luger a "match". Don't modify it. Trade it or sell if to fund your match for the 1938 Luger. The VoPo was made by Ernst Thalmann on the same equipment Haenel Schmeisser used. it's a VoPo and worth less than a wartime magazine. I think that these are the best available shooter magazines. Changing th base won't make it a "match". It will still be a post war magazine. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

05-29-2016, 06:33 PM	#14
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	I'm a little lost with the two threads you have going talking about a 1938 S/42 mag, did you ever post your pistol serial and suffix? I have 1548m, SE/small 63 which should be a correct mag for your pistol. I'll trade it to you for both of the mags in this thread. PM me if interested. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

05-28-2016, 08:13 PM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Alex, The magazine with the aluminum base is a Police mag, 1940/42 vintage, The second, with the bakelite base, is a so called "Black Widow" model and dates from1941/42. The two together are worth about $300.00. Norm

05-28-2016, 10:16 PM	#8
wayne8661 User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kennett Square Pennsylvania Posts: 611 Thanks: 15 Thanked 334 Times in 104 Posts	That's a nice score for 50 bucks!

05-29-2016, 12:23 AM	#9
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	If you want shooter mags, consider posting them for sale here and buy yourself Mec-Gars. You'll be money ahead. dju

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tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 544 Thanks: 118 Thanked 383 Times in 158 Posts	Forum member G.T. can put a quality new black plastic bottom on your fxo magazine. Here is his email: gctomeks@msn.com

05-29-2016, 07:48 PM	#15
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 797 Thanks: 403 Thanked 640 Times in 339 Posts	$50?! You lucky dog. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain