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Unread 05-28-2016, 06:37 PM   #1
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Default 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.
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Unread 05-28-2016, 07:07 PM   #2
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...Store said they gave them away.
I agree!
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Unread 05-28-2016, 07:13 PM   #3
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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.
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If "they" knew they gave them away, I wonder why they did it?

Great buy for you though.
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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?
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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!
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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.
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That's a nice score for 50 bucks!
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If you want shooter mags, consider posting them for sale here and buy yourself Mec-Gars. You'll be money ahead.
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If you want shooter mags, consider posting them for sale here and buy yourself Mec-Gars. You'll be money ahead.
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For now , I just want to find a correct mag for my Luger. Will try Simpson LTD Tuesday.
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Forum member G.T. can put a quality new black plastic bottom on your fxo magazine.
Here is his email:
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That's a nice acquisition for the price!
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Unread 05-29-2016, 08:27 AM   #13
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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.
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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.
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$50?! You lucky dog.
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