1906 AE "Cal 9mm" magazine

Geo99 · 01-26-2014, 11:32 PM

Has anyone ever seen a magazine with "Cal. 9mm" script on bottom but also with concentric circles (like a Navy magazine)?

Unfortunately I don't have a picture, and I need to know if this could be original or not.

[I asked this on Jan's site too, because I need to know by tomorrow to make a buy decision]

Thanks
- Geo

Grantas · 01-27-2014, 01:08 AM

http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...magazine+crimp

This might help

Dwight Gruber · 01-27-2014, 02:53 AM

Geo,

Most Cal. 9m/m marked magazines are fakes. A concentric circle mag base would only add to the attraction of the unwary. If you cannot compare it to a known genuine sample, or get first-hand confirmation from someone who actually knows what a real Cal. 9m/m stamp looks like, stay very far away.

--Dwight

CJS57 · 01-27-2014, 12:32 PM

It is very easy. The repro 9mm's last m has a cursive connected upward tail on it. Originals have a last m with no upward tail at all, but there is a distinct and separate comma after the m.

sheepherder · 01-27-2014, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJS57

It is very easy. The repro 9mm's last m has a cursive connected upward tail on it. Originals have a last m with no upward tail at all, but there is a distinct and separate comma after the m.

...And that little tidbit will go right in the manual...

(If you don't want them to know it, don't post it...)

Ron Wood · 01-27-2014, 02:33 PM

Nah, that is only a small bit of the differences between original and repro...so wait until more comes to light so that the fakers will have a better and more complete guideline.

CJS57 · 01-27-2014, 10:41 PM

Yes there are a many more differences or errors in the repro 9mm bottoms. But just in general I disagree with the "It only helps the fakers" philosophy. I believe that knowledge is the key to defeating them.
To me an example would be: "The FBI says there are fake $100 dollar bills circulating in your area. But we aren't going to tell you what is wrong with them because that only helps the counterfeiters!"

01-26-2014, 11:32 PM	#1
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 396 Thanks: 100 Thanked 125 Times in 74 Posts	1906 AE "Cal 9mm" magazine Has anyone ever seen a magazine with "Cal. 9mm" script on bottom but also with concentric circles (like a Navy magazine)? Unfortunately I don't have a picture, and I need to know if this could be original or not. [I asked this on Jan's site too, because I need to know by tomorrow to make a buy decision] Thanks - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

01-27-2014, 02:33 PM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Nah, that is only a small bit of the differences between original and repro...so wait until more comes to light so that the fakers will have a better and more complete guideline. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

01-27-2014, 01:08 AM	#2
Grantas Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 53 Thanks: 268 Thanked 22 Times in 19 Posts	http://luger.gunboards.com/showthrea...magazine+crimp This might help

01-27-2014, 02:53 AM	#3
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,281 Times in 423 Posts	Geo, Most Cal. 9m/m marked magazines are fakes. A concentric circle mag base would only add to the attraction of the unwary. If you cannot compare it to a known genuine sample, or get first-hand confirmation from someone who actually knows what a real Cal. 9m/m stamp looks like, stay very far away. --Dwight

01-27-2014, 12:32 PM	#4
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	It is very easy. The repro 9mm's last m has a cursive connected upward tail on it. Originals have a last m with no upward tail at all, but there is a distinct and separate comma after the m.

01-27-2014, 10:41 PM	#7
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	Yes there are a many more differences or errors in the repro 9mm bottoms. But just in general I disagree with the "It only helps the fakers" philosophy. I believe that knowledge is the key to defeating them. To me an example would be: "The FBI says there are fake $100 dollar bills circulating in your area. But we aren't going to tell you what is wrong with them because that only helps the counterfeiters!"