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M1 Carbine Magazines (15 rnd)

My name is Robert Lukes, this page is intended to share information among Collectors of 15 rnd M1 Carbine Magazines. This page is intended to be ever changing as you the fellow collectors add or correct information on this page, or I find new information myself

 I currently show that there are 150 different magazines, of which I have 105. Most of this information has come from the Carbine Club News letters, Larry Ruth's "War Baby" Books, Craig Riesch's book "U.S M1 Carbines", along with other collectors, mainly Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Horner. Any interested persons can E-mail me at rlukes@gte.net

 Have a nice day 

Last modified on December 9th, 1998


Magazine Index


I.B.M. Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 5 Base  J.L Clark Mfg. Co. the JLC looks like a C with an upside down T in it 1G, 1E, 3N
Type 5 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 1E, 2N
Type 5 Base  M.S. Little Company - 0
Type 2 Base  Stanley Works marking in large letters  2G, 1E, 3N
Type 2 Base  Stanley Works marking in small letters  1G
CB in circle
unknown  unknown possibly a Conntool magazine 0
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Inland Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  2F, 1G, 1E, 2N
Type 5 Base  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  1N
I.A.
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  0
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back, marking is upside down  1E
A.I.
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  0
Type 1 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  1E
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  1N
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  1G
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  1G, 1E, 1N
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  0
A.I.
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back, double line above and below marking  0
A.I.
Type 2 Base marked A  Autoyre Co. hole at bottom of back  0
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 1G, 2N
Type 1 Base, marked II in circle  International Silver - 1F
Type 2 Base  International Silver - 1N
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 0
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 2E, 1N
Type 2 Base, marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 1E
Type 5 Base  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 1G, 1N
Type 5 Base  Keller Brass Co. hole at bottom of back, marking is upside down  1F,1G, 1N
Type 1 Base  M.S. Little Company - 1F
Type 4 Base  unknown - 2N
Seymore Products - 1F
Type 4 Base  Seymore Products - 1E
Seymore Products - 0
Type 5 Base  Seymore Products - 0
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has no serifs 1N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has serifs 1E, 2N
Type 2 Base, marked A  Autoyre Co. - 0
KI/M2
Type 2 Base  Keller Brass Co. marking in large letters  0
Stanley Works - 0
Type 1 Base  Tube Products Company - 0
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Irwin Pedersen Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 1 Base  International Silver - 1G
Type 1 Base marked IP-I International Silver - 1E
Type 2 Base  Union Hardware - 0
Type 1 Base  International Silver - 0
Type 2 Base, marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 3F, 2G, 1N
Type 2 Base, marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 1P
IP-K
Type 2 Base, marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 0
C-IP
- - 0
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National Postal Meter Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 2 Base  Mattatuck Mfg. Co, - 1E, 2N
Type 5 Base  Mattatuck Mfg. Co, - 1P, 3E
Type 5 Base  Union Hardware marking has no serifs 0
UN
Union Hardware Larger font   marking has serifs 0
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has serifs 1N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has no serifs 1G, 1E, 2N
IN
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 0
IN in circle
unknown  International Silver - 0
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Quality Hardware & Machine Company Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 2 Base  Groetchen Tool Company markings are sideways  3N
Type 5 Base  Groetchen Tool Company markings are sideways  2G, 1E, 2N
Type 3 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 2G
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has no serifs 1F, 1E, 3N
Union Hardware marking has no serifs 0
Type 2 Base  Union Hardware marking has serifs 1G
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has serifs 1N
Type 5 Base  J.L. Clark Mfg. Co. the JLC looks like a C with an upside down T in it 1E, 2N
SQ
Type 1 Base  unknown - 0
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Rock-Ola Manufacturing Company Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 2 Base  Conntool & Products Company marking is sideways 1G, 2N
Type 5 Base  J.L. Clark Mfg. Co. the JLC looks like a C with an upside down T in it 1G, 1E, 1N
SY-B-R
Type 1 Base  Stanley Works - 0
Type 2 Base  Tube Products Company - 0
R-G
Type 1 Base  Groetchen Tool Company markings are sideways  1E
Type 1 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 0
Type 5 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 1G, 1E, 3N
Type 5 Base  Seymour Smith & Sons - 1E
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware - 1F, 1N
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 1G
Type 1 Base marked IR in circle  International Silver - 1G
Type 1 Base  International Silver - 1F
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 3N
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Saginaw Gear (Grand Rapids) S'G' Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 5 Base  J.L. Clark Mfg. Co. the JLC looks like a C with an upside down T in it 1G, 1E, 1N
Type 2 Base marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 1F, 1N
Type 4 Base  Seymour Products Co. - 1E
Type 4 Base  Seymour Products Co. there are three lines thru the SQ 1F, 2N
Type 4 Base  unknown most likely made by Seymour Products  1N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware - 0
Type 3 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 0
Type 5 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 1G, 1N
G-S'G'
- - - 0
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Saginaw Gear Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
U-SG
unknown Union Hardware may not truely exist 0
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 1F
Type 5 Base  Wade Electrical Products - 0
K-SG
unknown  Keller Brass Co. may not truely exist 0
Type 2 Base marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 1G
Type 5 Base  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 1E, 2N
JLC-SG
Type 5 Base  J.L. Clark Mfg. Co. the JLC looks like a C with an upside down T in it 0
Type 2 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 0
Type 5 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 1G, 2E, 1N
SG in circle
Type 5 Base  unknown - 0
Type 5 Base  Wade Electrical Products - 1N
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Standard Products Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 1 Base  Bridgeport Metal Goods - 1N
Type 1 Base  Conntool & Products Company marking is sideways 1E
Type 2 Base  Conntool & Products Company marking is sideways 1E
Type 5 Base  Conntool & Products Company marking is sideways 1F, 3N
Type 5 Base  J.L. Clark Mfg. Co. the JLC looks like a C with an upside down T in it 1E
Type 5 Base  Owens Illinois Can Company - 1E, 1N
Type 1 Base  M.S. Little Company - 0
Type 1 Base  M.S. Little Company - 1P, 1F
Type 5 Base  M.S. Little Company - 1F, 2N
Type 1 Base marked K  Keller Brass Co. marking is upside down 2G. 1E
Type 4 Base  Seymour Products Co. - 2N
Type 5 Base  Seymour Products Co. - 1G
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Underwood Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 2 Base  International Silver - 1E
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 1P, 1E, 3N
Type 1 Base  M.S. Little Company - 1G
Type 5 Base  M.S. Little Company - 1E, 2N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware marking has serifs 2G, 1N
UU
- Union Hardware marking has no serifs 0
Type 2 Base  International Silver - 1E
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 1E, 2N
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Winchester Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 1 Base  Bridgeport Metal Goods - 0
Type 5 Base  Bridgeport Metal Goods - 1F, 2N
Type 2 Base  International Silver - 1F
Type 1 Base marked IW in circle International Silver - 1N
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 4E, 2N
Type 2 Base  International Silver - 1E
Type 2 Base  International Silver - 0
Type 5 Base  International Silver - 3N
Type 2 Base  Stanley Works - 2E
Type 5 Base  Stanley Works - 1N
Type 5 Base  Stanley Works - 1E
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware - 1N
WI
- - - 0
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Miscellaneous Magazines

----Code---- ------Base-Description------- ----------Manufacturer---------- --------------------Notes------------------ ----Quantity----
Type 5 Base  Seymour Smith & Sons - 3N
Type 5 Base  Bridgeport Metal Goods - 1G, 1N
Type 5 Base  Conntool & Products Company marking is sideways 1G, 1E
Type 3 Base marked PM over C  Plainfield Manufacturing Company marking is above dimples, follower also marked PM over C 1G
R
unknown  unknown thought to be a JL Clark mag with light or no JLC mark 0
Type 4 Base  Seymour Products Co. - 2N
Type 5 Base  Rugg Manufacturing Company - 1F, 3N
Type 5 Base  International Silver there appears to be two difference sizes of markings 1G, 1E, 3N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware small U with serifs 2E, 3N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware wide U with serifs 2G, 2E
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware no serifs 3E, 4N
Type 3 Base  Union Hardware horseshoe shape  1G
unmarked
Type 5 Base with hole in Rib  unknown - 1F
unmarked
Type 5 Base  unknown completely devoid of markings 1F
unmarked
Type 2 Base marked IVER JOHNSON  Iver Johnson base plate has Iver Johnson Logo, mag is made of Stainless Steel  0
Type 5 Base marked Universal Firearms Corp. Hialeah, Florida  Universal Firearms Corp. Hialeah, Florida  - 0
Type 5 Base marked Japan  unknown - 1E
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Note:  A magazine that has a quantity in RED is a magazine I am looking for

Diagram of Base Types


 

Differences in Type 5 Bases

Style 5A:  The sides form a V to the bottom of the Base.  A narrow line 1-1/32 long forms the bottom of the ridge.  This style of base is very easy to identify and seems to have been used by International Silver Company.

Style 5B:  The ridge sides are almost vertical forming a large flat bottom.  The bottom measures approximately 1-5/32" long and 5/32" wide.  This base seems to be found on magazines made by Bridgeport Metal Goods Comapny.

Style 5C:  The ridge sides are again vertical forming a very large flat bottom which measures approximately 1-5/32" long and between 6/32" and 7/32" wide.  This style seems to be used by Syemour Smith & Son.

Style 5D:  The ridge sides are curved or rounded to the bottom forming a small flat bottom which measures approximately 1-3/32" to 1-1/4" long and 1/4" wide.  Manufactures seem to be J.L.Clark, Owens Illinois and Keeler.

Style 5E:  The ridge construction is about the same as 5D.  The difference is the top ENDS of the ridge, they are square not round.  This base seems to be used by Wade Electric.
 

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If you have comments, questions, suggestions, or M1 carbine Magazines to Sell or Trade, email me rlukes@gte.net