Another new member saying hello

 

The focus of my interest is on military handguns of WWII and M1 Carbine magazines.  After buying an Auto Ordinance Inland which came with a WWII mag, I learned that they were marked and that there were circa 150 different marks.  That tickled the collector gene and I began wondering just how many of those a guy could pull together.  Then I began thinking there might be a show exhibit in there somewhere.  Then I thought that exhibit would need a real original carbine, and now have a Saginaw, all correct except the third model bayonet mount which I believe was issued a year later than the 1943 Saginaw.

 

I have been able to find scant printed information on the mag markings, and one internet listing which appears so far to be accurate, but I have also found 2 or 3 mags not on any of the lists I have found.  I am now looking for more extensive listings, as complete as possible, and will be ordering some of the back issues with mag articles when those are again available.   I would appreciate any leads on magazine information.