Luger magazine markings question

admiral1960 · 02-15-2024, 01:43 PM

Hi all,

i have a Luger magazine that I am trying to figure out who made it and when.

The only markings are on the aluminum base.

The markings are:

1. the serial number (8311)

2. a lower case h below the SN

3. a plus sign below the h

4. below the h an eagle with 83 below it. The eagle and 83 are very small.

The body is steel, blued

Thoughts please !!

velodog455~ · 02-16-2024, 09:23 AM

Look closely. I think you have an eagle-over-63, not 83. The lower case "h" is part of the serial number, so 8311h. The plus sign denotes that the mag is the 2nd, or spare, mag out of a pair of 2 that would have come with the pistol originally. 1930's manufacture.

Others will know more and better than I do.

-Bob

LU1900 · 02-16-2024, 01:43 PM

For S/42 1936 or 1938 .

02-15-2024, 01:43 PM	#1
admiral1960 User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Luger magazine markings question Hi all, i have a Luger magazine that I am trying to figure out who made it and when. The only markings are on the aluminum base. The markings are: 1. the serial number (8311) 2. a lower case h below the SN 3. a plus sign below the h 4. below the h an eagle with 83 below it. The eagle and 83 are very small. The body is steel, blued Thoughts please !! Attached Thumbnails __________________ seeking "Trigger Sideplate"for 1916 DWM with 04 SN Allen Michler AW1, USNR-R (10 yrs) LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs)

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02-16-2024, 09:23 AM	#2
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 76 Thanks: 18 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	Look closely. I think you have an eagle-over-63, not 83. The lower case "h" is part of the serial number, so 8311h. The plus sign denotes that the mag is the 2nd, or spare, mag out of a pair of 2 that would have come with the pistol originally. 1930's manufacture. Others will know more and better than I do. -Bob