Matching Magazine

Well, it is very interesting to read the responses and thank you very much for opinions and information.

It would seem to me that for all the years of of the aluminum bottom magazine, for example, and considering the numbering system acepted by most that ther are about 2 to 3 magazines incuding spares for each year for each number. To be closer to the correct magazine it should have the correct "Waffenampt" stamp.

As of this posting, I have not heard back from Don Hallock. So I guess I am wondering what would I be purchasing from his list if the magazine had the correct serial number and letter and "Waffenampt"?