Has Anyone Started A Snail Drum Serial Numbers Record?

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Dick Herman

My guess is that the trommel magazines were serial numbered in sequence of manufacture. I am always amazed how many of these magazines are numbered in the mid 700,000 range. One of my Bing Brothers trommel magazines is 745537. If there were close to 3/4 of a million made, why are these magazines so "rare."

Eric,
Your last posted picture showed the MP18 with the snail drum magazines. I did not recognize what uniforms the soldiers are wearing. Perhaps these weapons and magazines were used up in the post WWI period.

That's my 2 cents.

Probably because they became pots and pans in the 1920's Germany.

[Dick Herman]

Would have been small pots with a hole in the center.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Dick Herman

Would have been small pots with a hole in the center.

I should have said- after melting for raw material for pots and pans.