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1914/34 mags
« on: May 07, 2014, 05:29:55 PM »
Are the magazines for 7.65mm (32 ACP) the same for all model 1914s and the model 1934?

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Re: 1914/34 mags
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2014, 09:36:32 AM »
That depends on what you mean by the same.
If your question is will all original magazines for the 1914 and 1934 fit and function in all of the different .32 caliber pocket model variations from Humpbacks to 1934s the answer is yes they are interchangable.
If you are asking if all magazines are the same the answer is no. There are several variations in the bases and the body of the magazines. For example: Round front bases with the Mauser banner are corret for the 1934 model. The bodies started in the white with slotted witness holes and then were blued, then the witness holes were round.
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Re: 1914/34 mags
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2014, 09:41:23 AM »
I have a 1920s Model 1914 # 266xxx.  The mag present is blued, rounded base, no id on the base, ovel witness slots.  The extra mag is missing. iPls describe the correct mag for this pistol.  Thnx.

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Re: 1914/34 mags
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2014, 10:12:10 PM »
A correct magazine would have a square front of the base, Could have a half-moon shape indent in the bottom of the base or a notch in the side of the base and in the bottom of the magazine body that the end of the spring sets in. The body will have a bare metal or bright finish with 3 slot shaped witness holes. It sounds like the magazine you have may be an after market re-placement.

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Re: 1914/34 mags
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2014, 10:06:06 AM »
Many thnx.  Shd the period mag have the mauser banner on the baseplate?

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Re: 1914/34 mags
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2014, 11:07:45 AM »
I believe that the banners were added later, sometimes on the base sometimes on the body. If you encounter a square front base magazine with the slot in the side with a banner it is correct for the 300000 serial number range. I have never seen half moon indent base with a banner anywhere on it.
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