1936 S/42 No waffenamt?

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Originally Posted by instructor

I apologize for misinformation, Luger is 1937 not 1936. Also has one matching magazine.

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Dick,

Is the magazine that is shown in the gun what you refer to as one matching magazine?? If so, it is not original to the gun by any means as this particular type did not come into use until late 1940.

As you probably know, serial numbers repeated themselves, both number and suffix about every two years, so conceivably the magazine could have the same number as the gun.

But the magazine design evolved over the period 1930 to 1942 and in 1940 a completely new design came into use as the Haenel Patent magazines replaced the Mauser made magazines.

Please ignore this post if you were referring to a different magazine than the one pictured in the gun.

John