Info on Old Luger Magazine

Vboy · 06-01-2004, 07:57 PM

I got this mag when I bought a Luger last week. It has a silver-colored body, a silver-colored follower, a chipped wooden base inscribed 3447. There are no other marks on the mag. It holds eight rounds. Can anyone tell when this was made and who used it?

Thanks,

Vboy

Vboy · 06-01-2004, 07:58 PM

By the way, this mag is for sale on Gunbroker.com. Not an ad--you can see three photos there.

Vboy

Waschbaer · 06-01-2004, 10:58 PM

Wilkommen beim Forum Parabellum! Magazines of this description were made from 1900 to the ca 1920's. As it has the serial number on the bottom it is probably of military origin. If the mag has a single round coil spring and one retaining pin in the wooden base, it is from this time period. If, however, it has and elongated coil spring and 2 pins holding the base, fore and aft, then it is a modern reproduction. Hope this helps. Tom

Vboy · 06-02-2004, 01:46 AM

Thank you for the information. The coil spring is round and there is one pin at the rear of the wooden bottom.

Vboy

06-01-2004, 07:57 PM	#1
Vboy User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Info on Old Luger Magazine I got this mag when I bought a Luger last week. It has a silver-colored body, a silver-colored follower, a chipped wooden base inscribed 3447. There are no other marks on the mag. It holds eight rounds. Can anyone tell when this was made and who used it? Thanks, Vboy

06-01-2004, 07:58 PM	#2
Vboy User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	By the way, this mag is for sale on Gunbroker.com. Not an ad--you can see three photos there. Vboy

06-01-2004, 10:58 PM	#3
Waschbaer User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wilkommen beim Forum Parabellum! Magazines of this description were made from 1900 to the ca 1920's. As it has the serial number on the bottom it is probably of military origin. If the mag has a single round coil spring and one retaining pin in the wooden base, it is from this time period. If, however, it has and elongated coil spring and 2 pins holding the base, fore and aft, then it is a modern reproduction. Hope this helps. Tom

06-02-2004, 01:46 AM	#4
Vboy User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for the information. The coil spring is round and there is one pin at the rear of the wooden bottom. Vboy