MKb 42 magazine opinions

[Gergo B.]

MKb 42 magazine. Opinions please!
How rare it is for the other Stg magazines?
Thank you!

[dect]

Hi pirate
It's one of the least common mags and the first (meaning 'the first marking') mass produced. Some of them were later additionally stamped with either 'MP43' or 'MP44' underneath.

Jacek

[NORDLAND1]

hello.nice thing in a used look.this mag is one of the first and produced for the "Maschinenkarabiner 42"
produced by the company "Steyr" with the stamp WaA815.

Nice Greetings NORDLAND1

[NORDLAND1]

[QUOTE=NORDLAND1;3722278]hello.nice thing in a used look.this mag is one of the first and produced for the "Maschinenkarabiner 42"
produced by the company "Steyr" with the stamp WaA815.Rare!

Nice Greetings NORDLAND1

[PanzerJohn]

Interesting, the MKb42 was the prototype assault rifle (pic here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haenel_Mkb_42(H).jpg ),of which around 11,000 were made before production of the final MP 43/44/StG44 commenced.Over 400,000 of these were made.There are quite a few differences between the 2 versions. Your mag is rather rare and nice to have.

[Gergo B.]

Thanks Gents!

[Heinz Steinkopf]

Is there any legible manufacturer marking on the opposite side of the magazine itself, the follower and the cover?
I have never seen an MKb42 magazine made by Steyr. All that I have encounterd including battlefield finds were made by Haenel (fxo).