Luger loading tool? Questions

airborne1942 · 11-19-2020, 10:24 AM

Are there differences between a WW1 and ww2 Luger magazine loading tool, like length, thickness, hole size, finish, and what are the measurements? Thanks in advance for all the help!

Vlim · 11-19-2020, 12:07 PM

Not exactly the wars, the loading tools differ between manufacturers like Erfurt, DWM, Mauser, Krieghoff, etc...

Also the German police had their own tools made, which differ and some foreign users like Finland had their own loading tool shapes. Post war DDR and Mauser tools also differ.

Collecting loading tools is an intricate study in itself, a couple of good articles have been written by several forum regulars here, like Klaus Merzbach and Dave Lindsey.

airborne1942 · 11-19-2020, 07:45 PM

Here are the 2 luger loading tools I have the stick eagle 63 marked one and the other witch is unmarked and it has no finish, the unmarked one came in a WW1 Luger holster I bought with a WW2 Luger pistol. The measurement on the loading tool is the unmarked one is 50.80 mm long, and the thickness of 2.50 mm, the eagle 63 is 50.10 long and 2.47 mm thick, the eagle 63 mark is 2.30 mm tall, these are the best pictures I could take.

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11-19-2020, 07:45 PM	#3
airborne1942 User Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Pictures Here are the 2 luger loading tools I have the stick eagle 63 marked one and the other witch is unmarked and it has no finish, the unmarked one came in a WW1 Luger holster I bought with a WW2 Luger pistol. The measurement on the loading tool is the unmarked one is 50.80 mm long, and the thickness of 2.50 mm, the eagle 63 is 50.10 long and 2.47 mm thick, the eagle 63 mark is 2.30 mm tall, these are the best pictures I could take. Attached Thumbnails

11-19-2020, 12:07 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Not exactly the wars, the loading tools differ between manufacturers like Erfurt, DWM, Mauser, Krieghoff, etc... Also the German police had their own tools made, which differ and some foreign users like Finland had their own loading tool shapes. Post war DDR and Mauser tools also differ. Collecting loading tools is an intricate study in itself, a couple of good articles have been written by several forum regulars here, like Klaus Merzbach and Dave Lindsey.