Navy magazine with blued body ?

lfid · 08-21-2014, 02:32 AM

a ? for the experts here

Is a wood base magazine with 4 digit serial in large font on the back flat of the magazine wood base, with a Navy crown over M proof on the front flat of the wood base, and with a blued body a known valid original combination ?

The base and mag both look 1906-ish to me, but the bluing looks like old rust blue - so is this perhaps a 1906 navy luger mag that got a bluing on the original bright metal mag body at some point in arsenal repair ? I dont see any pitting under the blue and actually no typical sanding/preparation marks etc

The wood base markings are very faint but look authentic to me - but so faint as to be nearly impossible to get a picture worthy of view here - tried talcum powder + wipe etc

I did searches here and gunboards but dont see any prior discussions on this magazine case

thanks
Bill

08-21-2014, 02:32 AM	#1
lfid Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, KS USA Posts: 453 Thanks: 573 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts	Navy magazine with blued body ? a ? for the experts here Is a wood base magazine with 4 digit serial in large font on the back flat of the magazine wood base, with a Navy crown over M proof on the front flat of the wood base, and with a blued body a known valid original combination ? The base and mag both look 1906-ish to me, but the bluing looks like old rust blue - so is this perhaps a 1906 navy luger mag that got a bluing on the original bright metal mag body at some point in arsenal repair ? I dont see any pitting under the blue and actually no typical sanding/preparation marks etc The wood base markings are very faint but look authentic to me - but so faint as to be nearly impossible to get a picture worthy of view here - tried talcum powder + wipe etc I did searches here and gunboards but dont see any prior discussions on this magazine case thanks Bill