Test Luger, flaming bomb?

hayhugh · 06-01-2018, 03:52 PM

Just received a Test Luger that I bought last week. On the magazine bottom there is a (what looks like) flaming bomb stamp. very small Is this common with other Test Luger magazines?

hayhugh · 06-01-2018, 05:27 PM

Should have added these photos to first post. When cleaning the firing pin had what looked like tar on it. The firing pin spring was stuck to the retainer and had to soak in hoppys #9 to release.

Ron Wood · 06-01-2018, 07:35 PM

You bought a beauty! The mark of a "flaming bomb" on the magazine is just a DWM inspector's mark and has nothing to do with U.S. Ordnance, but folks like to have such a magazine for their Test
AE Lugers. It is a neat accessory and is just as appropriate for the gun as an unmarked plain bottom magazine.
Ron

06-01-2018, 03:52 PM	#1
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 896 Thanks: 857 Thanked 513 Times in 275 Posts	Test Luger, flaming bomb? Just received a Test Luger that I bought last week. On the magazine bottom there is a (what looks like) flaming bomb stamp. very small Is this common with other Test Luger magazines?

06-01-2018, 05:27 PM	#2
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 896 Thanks: 857 Thanked 513 Times in 275 Posts	Should have added these photos to first post. When cleaning the firing pin had what looked like tar on it. The firing pin spring was stuck to the retainer and had to soak in hoppys #9 to release. Attached Thumbnails

06-01-2018, 07:35 PM	#3
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: 7,022 Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 5,178 Times in 1,703 Posts	You bought a beauty! The mark of a "flaming bomb" on the magazine is just a DWM inspector's mark and has nothing to do with U.S. Ordnance, but folks like to have such a magazine for their Test AE Lugers. It is a neat accessory and is just as appropriate for the gun as an unmarked plain bottom magazine. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction