Mag Failure

Waveski · 03-11-2018, 10:31 AM

I have an issue with a magazine which came with my 1916 DWM. (Non-matching mag.) The "button" which rides with the follower separated. It looks to me as though it had been threaded into the follower , and the threaded portion of the stud sheared off. Metal fatigue , I suppose. On the up side , I learned that the button interacts with the hold open lever.

Questions :

Is this a repairable situation?
If yes , then how would one go about the repair?
Is this particular magazine worth repairing? It is generally in good condition , nickel plated , I think (?) , and feeds just fine.

Have a look at the images and let me know what you think... 'Ski

DonVoigt · 03-11-2018, 11:11 AM

Yes and Yes, to repairable and is it worth it.

I suggest you send it to GT , member of these boards- he specializes in mag repair.

wlyon · 03-11-2018, 12:28 PM

You can't get better than GT. Bill

Lugerdoc · 03-11-2018, 05:12 PM

SKI, I doubt that your follower button was screwed in, as the only ones with that feature were pre-1900 without the later tube without a hole in the left side, for punching out the normal button that you have, which were staked in. TH

Zorba · 03-13-2018, 04:01 PM

G.T. is da man!

Eugen · 03-13-2018, 07:19 PM

G.T. fixed my warped mag with a 'wet spaghetti' spring. Now it is as good as new.

03-11-2018, 10:31 AM	#1
Waveski User Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 66 Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 13 Posts	Mag Failure I have an issue with a magazine which came with my 1916 DWM. (Non-matching mag.) The "button" which rides with the follower separated. It looks to me as though it had been threaded into the follower , and the threaded portion of the stud sheared off. Metal fatigue , I suppose. On the up side , I learned that the button interacts with the hold open lever. Questions : Is this a repairable situation? If yes , then how would one go about the repair? Is this particular magazine worth repairing? It is generally in good condition , nickel plated , I think (?) , and feeds just fine. Have a look at the images and let me know what you think... 'Ski Attached Thumbnails

03-11-2018, 11:11 AM	#2
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,439 Thanked 4,347 Times in 2,038 Posts	Yes and Yes, to repairable and is it worth it. I suggest you send it to GT , member of these boards- he specializes in mag repair. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

03-11-2018, 12:28 PM	#3
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,614 Thanks: 3,140 Thanked 2,519 Times in 939 Posts	You can't get better than GT. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

03-11-2018, 05:12 PM	#4
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	SKI, I doubt that your follower button was screwed in, as the only ones with that feature were pre-1900 without the later tube without a hole in the left side, for punching out the normal button that you have, which were staked in. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

03-13-2018, 07:19 PM	#6
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 757 Thanks: 366 Thanked 594 Times in 313 Posts	G.T. fixed my warped mag with a 'wet spaghetti' spring. Now it is as good as new. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

03-13-2018, 04:01 PM	#5
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 951 Thanks: 776 Thanked 526 Times in 289 Posts	G.T. is da man!