Colt 20rd Mag ID help needed.

[whiskey6eod]

Are these Maguire Era Error Patent Date mags?

 

Just want to be rock solid on my identification before I start selling them.

 

I've got about 100 or so marked identical to these - and another 27 with "double date" - also believed to be Maguire.

 

The third pict is what I have 27 of. (double date)

 

Thanks.

Edited May 2, 2015 by whiskey6eod

[Chopper28]

They look like regular Colt era patent date mags to me. Maguire did not come on the scene until close to WWII if I am not mistaken. He would have had nothing to do with these mags as they were way before his time.

Edited May 2, 2015 by Chopper28

[mgvince]

According to TUTB page 599. They are second gen Maguire era "Incorrect" Date mags.

[whiskey6eod]

I added a third pict of the "double date" mags as well.

 

I assumed these were all Maguire mags?

 

So - 1 vote Colt and 1 vote Maguire?

Edited May 2, 2015 by whiskey6eod

[whiskey6eod]

Looks like you're both right. Thanks to Larry - I pulled some floor plates and found some of the non-double date marked MCSO on the spine - and some were not marked MCSO. Looks like more sorting is due for me.

 

All of the double date I looked at were marked MCSO on the spine. I'll get around to checking them all at some point.

[jim c 351]

whiskey,

XX mags.

blank- not marked,--first style Colt mag,--made by Johns Machine

24/24 dates, second style Colt mag.-------made by Johns Machine

24/24 dates, Third style, Maguire era, made by Mitchel Stamping and stamped MSCO on inside bottom.

20/24 dates, fourth style, Maguire era, made by Mitchel Stamping and stamped MSCO on inside bottom.

Would you mind telling us how and where you came upon such a large quantity of vintage XX mags .

Jim C

[whiskey6eod]

If I tell ya Jim - I'd have to.....you know. (smile)

 

What about 20/24 w/o MSCO? I have some of those too.

[jim c 351]

You got me on that one, don't have one in my collection. Didn't know I needed one until now.

If you have a mint Crosby XX, I need an upgrade.

Jim C

[Kocapuff1]

How much are you selling them for?

[joseph12297]

The 20/24 without MSCO is very cool. I love it when stuff like this surfaces.

Now I need to pull a couple of mine apart to check

 

This is a great find of Maguire era mags, many likely saw early combat use. The British got many of these. I have a couple that have been soldered.

 

Very cool.

Edited May 3, 2015 by joseph12297

[Sandman1957]

Need four Patent dates, of any pedigree.

-- however not parkerized...