Magazines

Magazines

Basically there are 6 types of magazines:

1)      38 – 0 – Slabside
2)      38 – A – Afterribbed
3)      38u.40 – 0 – Slabsided
4)      38u.40 – A – Afterribbed
5)      38u.40 – B – Ribbed
6)      Mp41 – B – Ribbed

Magazines and loader
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Magazines and loader

On March the 23th 1942 Directive LVIB went out stating that all new magazines should have ribs. These magazines were called the B magazine. The slabsided were the 0 type and the afterribbed the A type. Main reason for ribbing magazines was that the earlier type 0 magazines were affected too much by dirt. All the  A type  magazines were afterribbed by Haenel using the WaA387 Waffen Ambt code. You can easily recognise a A from a B type because the ribs of a afteribbed A type start right under the reinforcement. The followers in a B type are also different then a A or 0 type magazine.Right below you find a listing of all possible magazines and their Factory and WaA codes: (Source: Claus Espeholts G43 Collectors site claus.espeholt.dk/mediearkiv/mag40_c.pdf)

Type

Year

Factory code

WaA

Finish

Remarks

38-0-Slabsided

38

122

37

blue

 

38-0-Slabsided

39

122

37 / 280

blue

 

38-0-Slabsided

40

27

280

blue

 

38-0-Slabsided

40

98E

815

blue

 

38-0-Slabsided

40

122

37

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

38

122

37 / 387

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

39

122

37 / 387

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

39

122

37 / 280 / 387

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

40

27

280

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

40

27

280 / 387

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

40

98E

815 / 387

blue

 

38-A-Afterribbed

40

122

37 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

40

27

280

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

40

98E

815

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

40

122

37

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

40

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

40

Bte

B37

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

41

98E

815

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

41

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

41

Bte

B37

blue

 

38u.40-0-Slabsided

41

Fxo

37

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

27

280

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

27

280 / 387

blue or bare

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

98E

815

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

98E

815 / 387

blue or bare

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

122

37 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

Ayf

280 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

40

Ghn

C10

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

98E

815

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

98E

815 / 37

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

98E

815 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

Ayf

280 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

Bte

B37

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

Bte

B37 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

Fxo

37

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

41

Fxo

37 / 387

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

42

98E

815

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

42

Fxo

37

blue

 

38u.40-A-Afterribbed

42

Bte

837

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

98E

815

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Bte

B37

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Fxo

37

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Kur

815

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Kur

815

phosphate

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Gqm

145

blue

Some with Swastika

38u.40-B-Ribbed

42

Gqm

A98

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Ayf

280

phosphate

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Bte

B37

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Bte

C86

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Gqm

A98

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Kur

815

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

43

Kur

815

phosphate

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

44

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

4

Ayf

280

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

4

Ayf

280

phosphate

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

44

Gqm

A98

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

4

Gqm

A98

blue

 

38u.40-B-Ribbed

44

Kur

815

blue

 

MP41

HAENEL

 

 

blue

Patent Schmeisser

MP41

HAENEL

 

37

blue

Patent Schmeisser

MP41

40

122

37

blue

Patent Schmeisser