Found match mag for someone

Mike B · 10-18-2015, 09:27 PM

I received a very nice 1936 s/42 today. The mag does not match the gun. I put the serial number of the mag in search on the forum and to my surprise I got a hit. Seems Mr. Jan Still called for a 1937-1938 s/42 study a few years back. He called for all serial numbers that fit his study. One Luger has serial number 599h. The Mag in my new Luger has that mag. I am sure whoever owns 599h would be very happy to find the exact magazine that his Luger was issued with. Please contact me if you have that Luger.

Gebirg · 10-18-2015, 11:54 PM

Well exiting to follow this one...!

sheepherder · 10-19-2015, 09:56 AM

Mike -

I am curious; wouldn't that magazine actually match up with at least two Lugers and possibly more???

My reasoning is possibly 80,000 Lugers were made in 1936 and again in 1937, plus this 'style' of magazine may have been continued (or preceded) for a year or more after/before...

Does that sound reasonable???

I don't have that number Luger but I'm sure if I did I could come up with a convincing story to go with it...

Mike B · 10-19-2015, 10:08 AM

Richard,
That exact thought crossed my mind, but considering the color of tube which would have been correct for his Luger, would eliminate a few models. Besides having the correct color with the right number and suffix would make anyone very happy.

Mike

tharpo · 10-19-2015, 10:21 AM

The acceptance stamps on the magazine will determine the year of production. 599h with a straight winged eagle would be 1938. 599h with a drooped winged eagle would be 1936. 599h on a 122 body would would be 1940. That magazine would only be correctly matched with one 1938 S/42 Luger.

Tom

Mike B · 10-22-2015, 09:13 AM

The Luger bearing serial number 599h in Mr.Still's data request is a 1938.
Mike

10-18-2015, 09:27 PM	#1
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	Found match mag for someone I received a very nice 1936 s/42 today. The mag does not match the gun. I put the serial number of the mag in search on the forum and to my surprise I got a hit. Seems Mr. Jan Still called for a 1937-1938 s/42 study a few years back. He called for all serial numbers that fit his study. One Luger has serial number 599h. The Mag in my new Luger has that mag. I am sure whoever owns 599h would be very happy to find the exact magazine that his Luger was issued with. Please contact me if you have that Luger. Attached Thumbnails

10-18-2015, 11:54 PM	#2
Gebirg User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Telemark Posts: 94 Thanks: 68 Thanked 158 Times in 34 Posts	Well exiting to follow this one...! __________________ Mr. AKB - Norway "SILENT LEGES INTER ARMA" Denn unter den Waffen schweigen die Gesetze (M.T.Cicero)

10-19-2015, 09:56 AM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 4,441 Times in 2,329 Posts	Mike - I am curious; wouldn't that magazine actually match up with at least two Lugers and possibly more??? My reasoning is possibly 80,000 Lugers were made in 1936 and again in 1937, plus this 'style' of magazine may have been continued (or preceded) for a year or more after/before... Does that sound reasonable??? I don't have that number Luger but I'm sure if I did I could come up with a convincing story to go with it... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

10-19-2015, 10:08 AM	#4
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	Matching Mag Richard, That exact thought crossed my mind, but considering the color of tube which would have been correct for his Luger, would eliminate a few models. Besides having the correct color with the right number and suffix would make anyone very happy. Mike

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10-19-2015, 10:21 AM	#5
tharpo Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Coast, USA Posts: 541 Thanks: 116 Thanked 382 Times in 157 Posts	The acceptance stamps on the magazine will determine the year of production. 599h with a straight winged eagle would be 1938. 599h with a drooped winged eagle would be 1936. 599h on a 122 body would would be 1940. That magazine would only be correctly matched with one 1938 S/42 Luger. Tom

10-22-2015, 09:13 AM	#6
Mike B Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 979 Thanks: 1 Thanked 271 Times in 99 Posts	The Luger bearing serial number 599h in Mr.Still's data request is a 1938. Mike