magazine restamp

[4 Scale]

Originally Posted by jeb111

I guess it's just a matter of looking at many mags including restamps to learn how to spot doctored mags.

That is a big part of it. Also, having good reference materials can help show the correct magazine for a given variation.

There are also some excellent threads like this one for Mauser magazines:

http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...ffix-Pictorial

Personally I find judging magazine originality, especially when the magazine(s) are purported to match the pistol, to be one of the most challenging aspects of Luger collecting. And therefore an area where the help of more experienced collectors is particularly valuable. The long way of saying "best to post pictures"