ID this luger mag challenge!

scout2rn · 12-01-2010, 10:36 PM

I'm guessing my the roughness of the wood bottom its a homemade job? Anybody guess on a year?

lugerholsterrepair · 12-01-2010, 11:16 PM

The mag body is nickle plated and that makes it early IMO. The nickle plating was phased out towards the end of the Great war to plain sheet steel. I have always thought nickle acted as a lubricant..much smoother than steel. It was done away with, likely as too expensive and unnecessary.

Jerry Burney

scout2rn · 12-01-2010, 11:19 PM

Neat! So by great war, do you mean WWI? Also is the wood bottom something someone made, or has been modified possibly?

lugerholsterrepair · 12-01-2010, 11:41 PM

Derek, Yes, there was only one Great war to end all wars.

The wood you have is a hunkahunk O burnin junk. Bubba's attempt to keep the spring from popping out.

I suggest contacting GT Tomek of Phoenix and getting him to install one he makes that cannot be told from an original. You will then have a fine mag once again.

Welcome to the Luger Forum by the way!

Jerry Burney

scout2rn · 12-08-2010, 10:17 PM

thanks jerry!

12-01-2010, 10:36 PM	#1
scout2rn New User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ID this luger mag challenge! I'm guessing my the roughness of the wood bottom its a homemade job? Anybody guess on a year?

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,132 Times in 1,439 Posts	The mag body is nickle plated and that makes it early IMO. The nickle plating was phased out towards the end of the Great war to plain sheet steel. I have always thought nickle acted as a lubricant..much smoother than steel. It was done away with, likely as too expensive and unnecessary. 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."

12-01-2010, 11:41 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,132 Times in 1,439 Posts	Derek, Yes, there was only one Great war to end all wars. The wood you have is a hunkahunk O burnin junk. Bubba's attempt to keep the spring from popping out. I suggest contacting GT Tomek of Phoenix and getting him to install one he makes that cannot be told from an original. You will then have a fine mag once again. Welcome to the Luger Forum by the way! 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."

12-01-2010, 11:19 PM	#3
scout2rn New User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Neat! So by great war, do you mean WWI? Also is the wood bottom something someone made, or has been modified possibly?

12-08-2010, 10:17 PM	#5
scout2rn New User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks jerry!