Luger LP08 Artillery Model Pistol Magazine

Luger LP08 Artillery Model Pistol Magazine. Trommelmagazin 08 a later style, thirty two round, helical snail drum magazine, complete with a protective steel feed cover and painted overall black. Stamped into the drum body are the numbers 32, 27, 22, 17 and 12 and the serial number 444154. Also stamped into the magazine is the manufacturers mark of B over N. This is the fourth 'Bing pattern' TZ 08 magazine, which incorporates two pressed concentric reinforcing rings on the bottom plate and the later style, hinged winding handle.

This type of magazine was initially designed to be used with the Luger LP08 Artillery model pistol. Twenty rounds are carried in the drum body and twelve in the feedway which slides into the pistol grip of the luger. When the weapon is discharged, a spring driven follower pushes the 9mm cartridges around the helix in the drum, counter clockwise and up through the pistol grip into the pistol action. As cartridges are discharged, the hinged winding lever rotates around the impressed numbers showing how many rounds remain unfired.