Unusual magazine

G.T. · 11-24-2002, 08:30 PM

Hi Guys!! In this discussion, I can't really tell you what is... but I can probably tell you what isn't... so here goes... there are some very slight differences in metallurgy between the early WWI mags and the Mauser WWII mags... and, there are also subtle differences in manufacture... one thing I know for sure, is that the plated mag's cannot be blued later... even if you strip them, and buff them, and sand them...it just doesn't work! The bluing will really take on a life of its own...and it looks nothing like Mauser! So heres my theory, if a mag shell is blued, or plated, it is done in quantity, and done during the manufacturing process, not later... So, if it has the distinctive Mauser salt blue... the answer is pretty clear... interesting... who knows! till...later...G.T. <img src="graemlins/jumper.gif" border="0" alt="[jumper]" />

11-24-2002, 08:30 PM	#19
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	Hi Guys!! In this discussion, I can't really tell you what is... but I can probably tell you what isn't... so here goes... there are some very slight differences in metallurgy between the early WWI mags and the Mauser WWII mags... and, there are also subtle differences in manufacture... one thing I know for sure, is that the plated mag's cannot be blued later... even if you strip them, and buff them, and sand them...it just doesn't work! The bluing will really take on a life of its own...and it looks nothing like Mauser! So heres my theory, if a mag shell is blued, or plated, it is done in quantity, and done during the manufacturing process, not later... So, if it has the distinctive Mauser salt blue... the answer is pretty clear... interesting... who knows! till...later...G.T. <img src="graemlins/jumper.gif" border="0" alt="[jumper]" />