Unissued M1 Carbine Mags

KyJim · February 18, 2023, 08:19 PM

I just bought a few unissued M1 carbine mags from Midway still in original wrapping for $25 each. Thought some of you might be interested.

Edited to remove link. See below message by Willie Lowman. Sorry for the error. I didn’t realize I had posted any link.

imashooter · February 19, 2023, 07:41 AM

I just bought a few unissued M1 carbine mags from Midway still in original wrapping for $25 each. Thought some of you might be interested.https://thefiringline.com/forums/new...ostthread&f=48

Link goes to a blank page.

Willie Lowman · February 19, 2023, 10:24 AM

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025322971?pid=333327

try that

veprdude · February 19, 2023, 10:31 PM

Seems to be a good price for new unissued.

**44 AMP** · February 20, 2023, 01:57 AM

WWII unissued? You'd think they would have unwrapped at least ONE of them just to be certain what they were, and what condition they were in.
And, possibly who made them...

They should be fine, protected, considering the apparent good condition of the original wrap being intact, but...they admit they don't know.

The backstory in the link, that they are WWII mags never issues and stored in Italy since the 50s could certainly be possible.

ballardw · February 21, 2023, 02:50 PM

If they were found still in factory shipping cases/crates then likely such info would be on the box/case/crate, though possibly in obscure bureaucratese.

Nodak1858 · February 21, 2023, 11:09 PM

On another forum there was a member over in Germany selling new in wrap mags, bought a bunch still have 8 still wrapped.

zeke · February 21, 2023, 11:53 PM

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/102532509?pid=370125

am not an exspurt, but looks like more wear than "unissued" Anybody have any pics of what thet actually received?

**44 AMP** · February 22, 2023, 02:29 AM

Am not an expert, either, but look where the wear is. Places where it could basically have been rubbed while still in the paper wrap.

Remember that while "unissued" these mags are nearly 80 years old, and who knows what kind of things happened during all that time?? Note that the pics of the packaging do not show pristine packaging, either.

zeke · February 22, 2023, 07:42 AM

It would appear strange the wear is only on the top part ? If someone had pics of what they actually received would be more indicative, but this pic looks like the mag was used for a good while. As you said who knows given the age.

February 18, 2023, 08:19 PM	#1
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,128	Unissued M1 Carbine Mags I just bought a few unissued M1 carbine mags from Midway still in original wrapping for $25 each. Thought some of you might be interested. Edited to remove link. See below message by Willie Lowman. Sorry for the error. I didn’t realize I had posted any link. Last edited by KyJim; February 19, 2023 at 11:22 PM.

February 19, 2023, 10:24 AM	#3
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,005	https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025322971?pid=333327 try that __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

February 20, 2023, 01:57 AM	#5
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 27,162	WWII unissued? You'd think they would have unwrapped at least ONE of them just to be certain what they were, and what condition they were in. And, possibly who made them... They should be fine, protected, considering the apparent good condition of the original wrap being intact, but...they admit they don't know. The backstory in the link, that they are WWII mags never issues and stored in Italy since the 50s could certainly be possible. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

February 21, 2023, 02:50 PM	#6
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,264	If they were found still in factory shipping cases/crates then likely such info would be on the box/case/crate, though possibly in obscure bureaucratese. __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.

February 21, 2023, 11:09 PM	#7
Nodak1858 Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2009 Location: N. Dakota Posts: 425	On another forum there was a member over in Germany selling new in wrap mags, bought a bunch still have 8 still wrapped. __________________ We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.

February 19, 2023, 07:41 AM	#2
imashooter Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 383	I just bought a few unissued M1 carbine mags from Midway still in original wrapping for $25 each. Thought some of you might be interested.https://thefiringline.com/forums/new...ostthread&f=48 Link goes to a blank page.

February 19, 2023, 10:31 PM	#4
veprdude Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 351	Seems to be a good price for new unissued.

February 22, 2023, 02:29 AM	#9
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 27,162	Am not an expert, either, but look where the wear is. Places where it could basically have been rubbed while still in the paper wrap. Remember that while "unissued" these mags are nearly 80 years old, and who knows what kind of things happened during all that time?? Note that the pics of the packaging do not show pristine packaging, either. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

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