Definitely a fake and it looks like laser marking for sure if you zoom in.
The markings are too sharp and don't show any of the patina and wear or scratching across the markings.
Leo markings on mags didn't start until around the time of the AW ban and this mag was made well prior to to that.
Surprised it's not shown in white gloved hand over a red background and having a description extolling it's Uber unicorn status since the seller is spinning fairy tales.
I don't believe so.I've never seen a restricted straight mag. Were they even in production still when the AWB ban went into effect?
sellers can claim anything, doesn't mean it's true or real. I can claim the MOSIN-NAGANT I have once was fired by Stalin..
Seller claims it was imported during the ban decade but with a 1974 date code, that means it was bouncing around Germany for 20 years before being "imported".
I've never seen a restricted straight mag. Were they even in production still when the AWB ban went into effect?
IIRC The curved mag came up as a result of someone at H&K deciding that since 9x19 has a slightly tapered case........I'm aware of no real world reason why they were needed. I can say they made mag pouches problematic whereas 4 straight mags fit just fine in a 2 mag 5.56 pouch.here is the funny part about those straight mags, "HK fan bois" on the other site detested straight mags. for whatever reason, probably because it didn't look "sexy" in a MP5 when they were strutted around on the range looking like a "operator" or Bruce Willis
.........which suited me just fine. because COLE or COPES had tons of them for 18 bucks ea. or if you bought 3 it came in a brand-new German mag pouch, so there wasn't a rush of ""HK fan bois" swooping in and buying them up, so I bought a bunch of them for cheap..
I bet the seller bought that mag from them for 18 bucks and "embellished" it along with a fairy tale of a story to go along with, to get a ton of money for it,
Definitely a fake and it looks like laser marking for sure if you zoom in.
The markings are too sharp and don't show any of the patina and wear or scratching across the markings.
Leo markings on mags didn't start until around the time of the AW ban and this mag was made well prior to to that.
Surprised it's not shown in white gloved hand over a red background and having a description extolling it's Uber unicorn status since the seller is spinning fairy tales.