WaA63 stamped mag tube

Nomadr · 11-08-2008, 08:44 PM

I had this posted in "accessories" but thought this may be a better place for it. Sorry for the duplicate listing!

Picked up a P.08 magazine at a local gun show today. Nickel crimped metal tube with a nice wood bottom 3263 "e" or "l" suffix hard to tell but I'm leaning "e"

The thing I'm confused about is that the tube is marked twice with a WaA63.

Is that correct? The wood base looks original to the mag

Bob

Nomadr · 11-08-2008, 08:44 PM

Another

Nomadr · 11-08-2008, 08:45 PM

Base

lugerholsterrepair · 11-08-2008, 10:08 PM

Bob, I don't like it. The mag is an early wood base with a nickle tube...No WaA should be on it or was on it when made. Since the WaA is an acceptance mark it would be applied soon after or even during manufacture.
This mag was accepted for service in WW1 and the WaA came long after. I have never seen one not that that means anything but I think it defaces an otherwise correct mag.
Besides which the WaA is accompanied by the number of the inspector. This has no number....
This is either an attempt at enhancing the value or fantasy.

Jerry Burney

Nomadr · 11-08-2008, 11:14 PM

Thanks Jerry,

I purchased it with some other WWII mags and was aware that it didn't make since. There is a distinct number "63" after the WaA. And the wear matches the rest of the finish.

I'll try to get a better picture and post it.

Bob

Nomadr · 11-09-2008, 09:50 AM

another pic

Nomadr · 11-09-2008, 09:50 AM

Tried to get the best shot I could

Dwight Gruber · 11-09-2008, 03:25 PM

Looks to me like someone was practicing with their brand-new stemple. Something else to be keeping an eye out for.

--Dwight

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Nomadr Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 276 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	WaA63 stamped mag tube I had this posted in "accessories" but thought this may be a better place for it. Sorry for the duplicate listing! Picked up a P.08 magazine at a local gun show today. Nickel crimped metal tube with a nice wood bottom 3263 "e" or "l" suffix hard to tell but I'm leaning "e" The thing I'm confused about is that the tube is marked twice with a WaA63. Is that correct? The wood base looks original to the mag Bob Attached Thumbnails

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Bob, I don't like it. The mag is an early wood base with a nickle tube...No WaA should be on it or was on it when made. Since the WaA is an acceptance mark it would be applied soon after or even during manufacture. This mag was accepted for service in WW1 and the WaA came long after. I have never seen one not that that means anything but I think it defaces an otherwise correct mag. Besides which the WaA is accompanied by the number of the inspector. This has no number.... This is either an attempt at enhancing the value or fantasy. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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Nomadr Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 276 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	Better Pics another pic Attached Thumbnails

11-08-2008, 11:14 PM	#5
Nomadr Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 276 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	Thanks Jerry, I purchased it with some other WWII mags and was aware that it didn't make since. There is a distinct number "63" after the WaA. And the wear matches the rest of the finish. I'll try to get a better picture and post it. Bob

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Nomadr Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 276 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	Another Tried to get the best shot I could Attached Thumbnails

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Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Looks to me like someone was practicing with their brand-new stemple. Something else to be keeping an eye out for. --Dwight