DWM 1918 Artillery Luger

DonVoigt · 06-14-2017, 10:35 AM

I doubt it is a period "field" repair; magazines were expendable and would not have been repaired in the "field". Maybe the base replaced at some low unit level with a new one- but not by two pins and drilling holes in the tube. JMHO.

You really can't restore that magazine, if it works - use it or what ever. An original base is quite expensive, and the tube has been modified already.

If you want a typical , unmodified mag for display - there are plenty for sale.
If you want one for shooting, use that one, or buy a mec-gar new mag or two.

Still a very good deal.

06-14-2017, 10:35 AM	#25
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	I doubt it is a period "field" repair; magazines were expendable and would not have been repaired in the "field". Maybe the base replaced at some low unit level with a new one- but not by two pins and drilling holes in the tube. JMHO. You really can't restore that magazine, if it works - use it or what ever. An original base is quite expensive, and the tube has been modified already. If you want a typical , unmodified mag for display - there are plenty for sale. If you want one for shooting, use that one, or buy a mec-gar new mag or two. Still a very good deal. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

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