BPowderkeg
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i have a few old Colt 20 round mags with a 1 inside a circle, does anyone know what that means ? i have searched the I-net exhaustively for info but run into blank walls, any ideas, info or FACTS ??
Colt 20 Round Mag
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Crow Hunter
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Are there any other marks on it?
Usually, modern mags have a CAGE code on them that tells which manufacturer stamped them.
I noticed in an earlier post you had a SP1. Maybe those mags were before the CAGE code system was developed.
Try googling "circle 1 colt mags". There are a couple of threads on arfcom that mention them. I can't get to them through the filter at work.
Usually, modern mags have a CAGE code on them that tells which manufacturer stamped them.
I noticed in an earlier post you had a SP1. Maybe those mags were before the CAGE code system was developed.
Try googling "circle 1 colt mags". There are a couple of threads on arfcom that mention them. I can't get to them through the filter at work.
BPowderkeg
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just the floor plate which reads:
"Colt Pt. Mfg. Co. Inc. CAL. .223"
done that and there isn't any definitive "FACT" about the circle 1 mags, seems no one knows for certain.
Crow Hunter
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My best guess would be early manufacturing die mark.
Colt probably didn't manufacture their magazines then either, and that mark let them know who to blame if there was a problem with them.
Current Colt 20rd Magazines are made by Okay/NHMTG according to the CAGE code stamped on them.
My best guess is pre-CAGE code era manufacturers mark. I know prior to the early 80's it wasn't called a CAGE code, I don't know for sure when CAGE codes started. I know that 60's era M-14 mags have a makers stamp, but no CAGE codes. (Like KMT or BRG-1 for Borg Warner)
I know there is a demand for them on "retro" rifles.
I wonder if Colt would tell you?
Colt probably didn't manufacture their magazines then either, and that mark let them know who to blame if there was a problem with them.
Current Colt 20rd Magazines are made by Okay/NHMTG according to the CAGE code stamped on them.
My best guess is pre-CAGE code era manufacturers mark. I know prior to the early 80's it wasn't called a CAGE code, I don't know for sure when CAGE codes started. I know that 60's era M-14 mags have a makers stamp, but no CAGE codes. (Like KMT or BRG-1 for Borg Warner)
I know there is a demand for them on "retro" rifles.
I wonder if Colt would tell you?