M1 Carbine 30 rd magazine question

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   Hey guys and girls! I recently bought 4 30 round mags and they all say made in u.s.a with no other markings other than that. The seller claims they were pre ban but I'm not so sure. I do not have a picture of the markings themselves but I have a pic of what it does look like off the internet. Anyone have any insight on these mags?This picture is what the markings look like on mine:

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	Hey guys and girls! I recently bought 4 30 round mags and they all say made in u.s.a with no other markings other than that. The seller claims they were pre ban but I'm not so sure. I do not have a picture of the markings themselves but I have a pic of what it does look like off the internet. Anyone have any insight on these mags? This picture is what the markings look like on mine:

New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, How Can I help Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CCC Status: Offline Points: 5527	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 19 2026 at 1:00pm
	It is a commercial 30 round magazine made by Scherer in the 70s-90s, that was cut down. They produced over 1.8 million carbine magazines with multiple different markings. Early on he used some of the USGI 15r magazine markings to make them seem USGI. Later he went to the Made in USA as well as the most common marking of M2. When there foresaw magazine restrictions they cut down a bunch of magazines so they could still sell in compliance of any bans. CCNL 265 Nov 1998 there was an update on the 30 round magazines by Larry Horner, Liberty Armory. He interviewed Tony Scherer and reported on the mags. https://www.uscarbinecal30.com/forum/30rd-mags-marked-ayp_topic6031.html
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Silentsnipper77x Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Feb 01 2026 Location: MA Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Silentsnipper77x Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 19 2026 at 2:20pm
	Thanks for the reply. I have 4 30 round mags so I'm assuming they are pre ban as there's no date on them at all and if they were post ban I'm assuming they would have markings stating so unless they are different from other post ban magazines. I will take a pic of the ones I have tonight when I get home but I think you narrowed it down for me and I feel a little better thinking these are pre ban still.