Magazine questions

Zamo · 11-27-2007, 02:45 AM

I have two Luger magazines for my late 1937 S/42 and am wondering a bit about them. The first is a nickel plated, slant bottomed, pin thru the rear, coiled spring, rolled magazine with an aluminum bottom marked S/42 with a Droop Eagle/63 stamp. Folks here previously informed me that the S/42 mark means it was an arsenal issued magazine, and that's fine, but other than the markings on the base, there are no markings I can find on the tube. Is this right, or should there also be acceptance stamps on the body? From what I understand, it is a typical Type 1 mag, but I am just curious, as others I've seen have acceptance stamps on the body.
The second magazine has the same problem/circumstance. However it appears to be a Type 2 magazine, as it is a blued, slant bottomed, pin thru the rear, coiled spring, rolled magazine also with an aluminum base however this one is marked 1056 c with a stick eagle/63 stamp. I can find no markings/stampings at all on the body of the magazine for either of them. Is this typical, or not?
The one other difference I have not seen previously documented is that the blued mag has a half inch or so guide within the spring on the underside of the magazine follower, whereas the nickel mag does not seem to have such a guide.
Is there a FAQ on Luger mags somewhere? What info I have, comes from Mr. Still's Third Reich Lugers, but isn't quite comprehensive enough to answer these questions.
Thank you in advance.

11-27-2007, 02:45 AM	#1
Zamo User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 142 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Magazine questions I have two Luger magazines for my late 1937 S/42 and am wondering a bit about them. The first is a nickel plated, slant bottomed, pin thru the rear, coiled spring, rolled magazine with an aluminum bottom marked S/42 with a Droop Eagle/63 stamp. Folks here previously informed me that the S/42 mark means it was an arsenal issued magazine, and that's fine, but other than the markings on the base, there are no markings I can find on the tube. Is this right, or should there also be acceptance stamps on the body? From what I understand, it is a typical Type 1 mag, but I am just curious, as others I've seen have acceptance stamps on the body. The second magazine has the same problem/circumstance. However it appears to be a Type 2 magazine, as it is a blued, slant bottomed, pin thru the rear, coiled spring, rolled magazine also with an aluminum base however this one is marked 1056 c with a stick eagle/63 stamp. I can find no markings/stampings at all on the body of the magazine for either of them. Is this typical, or not? The one other difference I have not seen previously documented is that the blued mag has a half inch or so guide within the spring on the underside of the magazine follower, whereas the nickel mag does not seem to have such a guide. Is there a FAQ on Luger mags somewhere? What info I have, comes from Mr. Still's Third Reich Lugers, but isn't quite comprehensive enough to answer these questions. Thank you in advance.