Evaluating a Luger

[lugerholsterrepair]

Your mag appears likely to be from before 1942, though, 'cause by '42, they had aluminum bottoms. Yeah, WAY before 42... like about 1913-1918. Aluminum bottoms appeared around 1926.

A third mag, if it existed for that gun, would have "++" on it. These are military marks. UUHH NO they wouldn't. An extra mag is an extra is an extra mag and any and all extra mags only have ONE +, indicating it is an extra.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

A third mag, if it existed for that gun, would have "++" on it. These are military marks. UUHH NO they wouldn't. An extra mag is an extra is an extra mag and any and all extra mags only have ONE +, indicating it is an extra.

Uh-oh, I'm deluded! Well, no longer! I admittedly needed better info about this. An Artillery Luger would have been issued with three mags, right? One for the gun and two for the double pouch? If the two for the pouch were identically serialized and each had only one +, how did a soldier tell the difference later if one of the "extras" was acting up? Is my memory of pics of ++ mags mistaken, or were the mags inappropriately doctored post-issue to create this double+?