FXO vs. numbered magazines

guns3545 · 08-05-2014, 11:20 AM

You are correct. the 41/42 were issued with code 122, extruded body, aluminum based magazines which were no doubt serialized to the gun. Just FYI, my collection includes a p-block (very late) 41/42 with these magazines

Haenel's code was 122 at the beginning of 1941.

There were a lot of things happening at the start of 1941 and the changes took weeks and months to implement.

Hence the sub-variation 41-42 at Mauser. If everything happened on 1/1/41 it would have been 41 byf.

Same with Haenel. They were code 122, should have changed to fxo on 1/1/41. Did not. Plus, when they changed it to fxo, they were still using aluminum bottoms. The plastic black bottoms came later.

John

PS: Whoops!! Sorry Tom. Stepped on your post. Must have replied within seconds of each other.

John

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guns3545 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 438 Thanks: 661 Thanked 493 Times in 219 Posts	You are correct. the 41/42 were issued with code 122, extruded body, aluminum based magazines which were no doubt serialized to the gun. Just FYI, my collection includes a p-block (very late) 41/42 with these magazines Haenel's code was 122 at the beginning of 1941. There were a lot of things happening at the start of 1941 and the changes took weeks and months to implement. Hence the sub-variation 41-42 at Mauser. If everything happened on 1/1/41 it would have been 41 byf. Same with Haenel. They were code 122, should have changed to fxo on 1/1/41. Did not. Plus, when they changed it to fxo, they were still using aluminum bottoms. The plastic black bottoms came later. John PS: Whoops!! Sorry Tom. Stepped on your post. Must have replied within seconds of each other. John