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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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

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