Newbie needs help

tau-delt · 07-26-2010, 06:12 PM

Dail.... It looks to me that probably neither mag was with the gun from the get go. In your first picture the body of the one on the right looks to be more Imperial period due to the kind of brushed or flat finish. The one on the left is more typical of the body color I've seen on Police mags.

In the third picture which I believe is the #1 mag (+) I think I am seeing a very faint suffix above the +. Looking like a "g" or "q" to me.

I believe the numbering on both mags was done by the Police and IMO they just shaved the original number off the #1 mag and renumbered it to match.

Don Maus knows a lot more about all of this but this is just my guess.

Really neat rig and you are getting very good with the pictures........

D. Ricks · 07-26-2010, 06:29 PM

I looked at it with a loop Dave and its a imperfection in the wood. But as I said I am not good on Imperial Lugers so I don't know the history on their mags. Would they have used wood bottom mags in 1935 or aluminum? I had a K date and it was a aluminum base as is my 1936 S/42. Thanks Dail

tau-delt · 07-26-2010, 06:38 PM

Dail... I think that the Police used whatever they had. Again, Don really knows this stuff. I'll be interested in seeing what he has to say about the mags. IMO it really doesn't matter if they used the original mag or a different one. It became a Police gun and the mags were changed to conform to their regulations............

Just my 2 cents.......

D. Ricks · 07-26-2010, 07:18 PM

Thanks Dave. I hope Don replies to the question. I like to learn as much as I can when I get something new I don't know about. Dail

07-26-2010, 06:38 PM	#3
tau-delt User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Dail... I think that the Police used whatever they had. Again, Don really knows this stuff. I'll be interested in seeing what he has to say about the mags. IMO it really doesn't matter if they used the original mag or a different one. It became a Police gun and the mags were changed to conform to their regulations............ Just my 2 cents....... __________________ dave

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07-26-2010, 06:12 PM	#1
tau-delt User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 106 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Dail.... It looks to me that probably neither mag was with the gun from the get go. In your first picture the body of the one on the right looks to be more Imperial period due to the kind of brushed or flat finish. The one on the left is more typical of the body color I've seen on Police mags. In the third picture which I believe is the #1 mag (+) I think I am seeing a very faint suffix above the +. Looking like a "g" or "q" to me. I believe the numbering on both mags was done by the Police and IMO they just shaved the original number off the #1 mag and renumbered it to match. Don Maus knows a lot more about all of this but this is just my guess. Really neat rig and you are getting very good with the pictures........ __________________ dave

07-26-2010, 06:29 PM	#2
D. Ricks User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Apopka,Fl. Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I looked at it with a loop Dave and its a imperfection in the wood. But as I said I am not good on Imperial Lugers so I don't know the history on their mags. Would they have used wood bottom mags in 1935 or aluminum? I had a K date and it was a aluminum base as is my 1936 S/42. Thanks Dail

07-26-2010, 07:18 PM	#4
D. Ricks User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Apopka,Fl. Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks Dave. I hope Don replies to the question. I like to learn as much as I can when I get something new I don't know about. Dail