Were nickel mags standard?

broomhandle · 10-05-2004, 08:20 PM

Hi All,
I looked thru the books I have ,and did not see any mention of what was standard issue.

I just bought a nice 1917 DWM and it came with one matching mag.(nickel)
I bought a blue steel/wood bottom one as the nickel ones they had were damaged & in bad shape.

Would it be correct for my pistol?
I want to make a fine adjust sight tool. can anyone post a picture and all dimensions if you have achance.
Thanks,
broom- the man with 1000? on Lugers

Edward Tinker · 10-05-2004, 08:32 PM

broom, from Jan Stills Imperial Lugers;

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Army P08 Accessories:
Nickle or tin plated sheet metal construction with a crimped joint and a wood base, cpacity 8 rounds. Marked with a serial number on its base. Early DWM had a brushed finish case (unsure what that means) gradually replaced by a semi-polished (shinier no brush lines) finish case starting in 1912...
Early Erfurt had a brushed finish until 1913, when a nickle alloy plating with a slight golden tone was introduced. ...<hr /></blockquote>

broomhandle · 10-06-2004, 09:53 PM

Thanks Edward
What do you use to whiten the proofmarks?
I have used chalk but it does not last, & I think it will scratch the pistol.

Thanks for you help,
broom

Edward Tinker · 10-06-2004, 10:10 PM

You can do a search on this subject, but here is some basic info;

The best thing to use is something that is NOT abrasive, you can use a "white" stick, you can get one from Brownells, I bought a white one, gold and a silver one.

Some people use white out, or a white grease pencil.

Ed

10-05-2004, 08:20 PM	#1
broomhandle User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Augusta Ga. Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Were nickel mags standard? Hi All, I looked thru the books I have ,and did not see any mention of what was standard issue. I just bought a nice 1917 DWM and it came with one matching mag.(nickel) I bought a blue steel/wood bottom one as the nickel ones they had were damaged & in bad shape. Would it be correct for my pistol? I want to make a fine adjust sight tool. can anyone post a picture and all dimensions if you have achance. Thanks, broom- the man with 1000? on Lugers __________________ broomhandle

10-05-2004, 08:32 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,967 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,596 Times in 2,117 Posts	broom, from Jan Stills Imperial Lugers; </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Army P08 Accessories: Nickle or tin plated sheet metal construction with a crimped joint and a wood base, cpacity 8 rounds. Marked with a serial number on its base. Early DWM had a brushed finish case (unsure what that means) gradually replaced by a semi-polished (shinier no brush lines) finish case starting in 1912... Early Erfurt had a brushed finish until 1913, when a nickle alloy plating with a slight golden tone was introduced. ...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

10-06-2004, 09:53 PM	#3
broomhandle User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Augusta Ga. Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Edward What do you use to whiten the proofmarks? I have used chalk but it does not last, & I think it will scratch the pistol. Thanks for you help, broom __________________ broomhandle

10-06-2004, 10:10 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,967 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,596 Times in 2,117 Posts	You can do a search on this subject, but here is some basic info; The best thing to use is something that is NOT abrasive, you can use a "white" stick, you can get one from Brownells, I bought a white one, gold and a silver one. Some people use white out, or a white grease pencil. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV