Coffin magazine markings, who made them

[deerslayer]

[deerslayer]

I have some of these with the two different stampings.  And ive seen pictures with like a circle "T" .  Any mag experts able to give a brief rundown on how many countries might have manufactured these and the markings they used?

[RoscoeTurner]

The top one with the crown is Swedish and I am pretty sure the bottom one is as well.  Been I a long time since I dealt with those.

[Rekraps]

On 3/26/2024 at 1:34 PM, deerslayer said:

I have some of these with the two different stampings.  And ive seen pictures with like a circle "T" .  Any mag experts able to give a brief rundown on how many countries might have manufactured these and the markings they used?

Agree, the crown gives it away. I bet the other stamp is the actual location of mfg or plant code.

[Rekraps]

I just pulled the 5 units I have, three are unmarked (Finnish) and two are Crown (Swedish) with one of the two having a "J" in a box in addition to the crown mark.

thanks for bringing this topic up, I have two "K's" one Crown on Wilson and the other Port Said on Wilson, so the Crown coffin mags will match the Crown K. 

[StrangeRanger]

Shouldn't the Finnish mags be marked with an SA in a square meaning Finnish Army (Suomen Armeija if Google translate can be believed)

[Rekraps]

11 hours ago, StrangeRanger said:

Shouldn't the Finnish mags be marked with an SA in a square meaning Finnish Army (Suomen Armeija if Google translate can be believed)

Good point, however the similarity of the mags (they are identical in finish and construction) leads me to believe they are Finnish, but.....

[JJX]

Does the crown indicate that it was made in Sweden or just owned by the Swedish gov?

[Rekraps]

21 hours ago, JJX said:

Does the crown indicate that it was made in Sweden or just owned by the Swedish gov?

The Crown is a production stamp... so yes, made in Sweden.

[USMCsean]

Tilted crowns are Husqvarna made products. Normal looking crowns are Carl Gustafs made products. I can make a posting on some, if not all, the Swedish made variants and the Finnish made examples in a day or so. 

[USMCsean]

Finnish Made
Tikkakoski Oy, most often shortened to Tikka, is on the left. Unmarked on the right. 

You’ll sometimes see them with the boxed SA marking. And also marked with the serial number of the Kp31 SMG they were issued with.  

Swedish Made

Carl Gustafs - crown laid flat

Pressbol Eskilstuna - marked as such vertically along the right side. Subcontracted to produce them for Husqvarna. Husqvarna acceptance mark (tilted crown) on the left. 

 

Carl Gustafs - marked with a single, upright crown on the left and also a crown over the letter C on the right. 

Husqvarna - marked with the tilted crown on the right rear corner. 

Cebe - marked as such vertically along the right side. Subcontracted to produce them for Husqvarna. Cebe was a light fixture making company based in Sweden that started in the 1890s making lights and light fixtures. One would assume the gained a lot of experience with working with pressing sheet metal. Husqvarna acceptance mark (tilted crown) on the left.

Not pictured - going from memory. There was a subcontractor, whom I haven’t been able to identify, that had a marking that was the capital letter J inside a shape. Shapes I have seen were:

J in a  square, J in a circle, J in a triangle

[Lewisfan]

Great info. Thank you. Made me dig out my coffin mags to check. I've got 2 of the "Pressbol" variants, 2 of the square box "J" mags, 2 of the Husqvarna "tilted crown", and two "Cebe". 

Of possible interest one of the "Cebe" mags has "E1" stamped on the right side. The other Cebe does not. Also, the "tilted crown" Husqvarna mags both have "J" in a circle on the left side.

Thanks again.

[Moose1]

Question, what are coffin mags going for these days?        I have an inbound BRP SMG.

Thanks Moose

[Got Uzi]

They seem to go for $150-$200 these days. Seems like it wasn’t that long ago they were $100-$125 a pop

[Moose1]

Thanks.   Now I know.

[Rekraps]

On 6/28/2025 at 9:08 AM, Moose1 said:

Thanks.   Now I know.

Try and get the leather pouch that holds four coffin mags. A great accessory. Also, I would strongly advise that you completely disassemble and clean the mags. They work great (have to have a loader however).