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Hey guys. I am curious about the magazine that came with my 1940 Luger. It has a wood base and number 9831 engraved, though very difficult to make out at this point. Above that there is either a script letter or an artistic scratch. At the top of the base appears to be a cross, faintly resembling an iron cross. Any idea of time period for this? Original or reproduction? Value at all? Thanks guys.
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Plus is the spare, and the marking would have to be clear
![]() Might be an "s" Did you compare it to our suffix examples? Wood base, pre 1926, likely WWI era |
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It's definitely the letter B, lowercase cursive.
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Due to the "flaking" tin plating, most likely a post 1914 DWM or Erfurt military mag. TH
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The 'cross' probably signifies a 'spare' magazine if factory applied.
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Value/performance/cost wise, is it worth replacing the spring to use the mag or just buy a new Mec-Gar mag? Do these units hold up well? I don't plan on selling, but are these worth $20 or $100? A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing when it comes to this stuff. haha
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With a better focused picture, you could get a good opinion of the mag.
Yes it could be worth $100 or more or less. For shooting, buy a Mecgar mag; old wood bottom mags are prone to crack during use(the base that is). No use damaging an old mag when a new one is $30 or so.
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For shooting my 1920 commercial with a wood base magazine I bought a Mecgar mag and a new wood base off ebay for about $20 to replace the plastic bottom on the Mecgar. So it looks more or less correct for the gun while I keep the original magazine in the safe.
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