billie32 Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 i was just going through a box of magazines i had laying around and came up with several M14 mags, with about 4 different stamps on them. was wondering how many manufacturers there were of these magazines and who they were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyface Nelson Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 If remember correctly "OM" stands for Winchester..have to dig out my book for the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie32 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 that would make sense. olin-mathesin or however you spell it. i also have a couple marked "W", one marked UHC, a few marked OM, a couple marked BRW S-1, and one marked KMTM in a funny way where the K is large and the other letters are in the spaces of the K with the first M in the top, the T in the middle, and the final M in the bottom. I really do need to pick up a copy of Franks book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevengunner Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 UHC = Union Hardware Company BRW = Borg Warner KMTM = Killeen Machine & Tool OM = Olin Matheson W = Winchester HR = Harrington & Richardson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leid Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 sevengunner, Newer info is that W= Westinghouse Electric, not Winchester as originally thought. A "W" mag has been found with the Westinghouse Electric info on the outside of the mag wrapper. HTH, Carey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 There are unmarked mags with dull blue finnish made on US equipment by the Taiwanese. Theses are showing up state side at about $20-25. The mag catch block on the the back is slightly different. The mags seem to be of good quality and I have had no problems with them. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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