Magazine Question

[PatrickB]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

Rule of thumb, prior to mid 1920's all bottoms were wood, then they started to switch over, some exceptions but that is fairly true for German Lugers.

Aluminum for all Mausers until about 1941 (?) when fxo plastic bottoms appeared. You will find aluminum and black plastic at same time (technically not plastic).

I have a 1916 DWM that was reworked for police use with a sear safety. It has a magazine with an aluminum bottom with a matching number (but no letter), and a number 2 on it. Apparently the original magazine in 1916 would have had a wood bottom. Is the correctly numbered aluminum bottom something it acquired in the police rework?