I picked up two twenty round AR magazines yesterday. Both floorplates are marked:
COLT AR-15
cal. 5.56 mm
colt's p.t. f.a. mfg. co. inc.
hartforld conn. u.s.a.
Followers are dull grey alloy.
One mag has an I over a U on the spine.
Are these USGI or SP1 mags? Are they worth the $20 each I paid?
"I have absolutely no idea why you would trust something as important as your life to the people on this forum." Fogtripper 1-6-10
Yes sir they are, you did good.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/SearchResults.aspx
A good site on AR mags.
http://www.rawles.to/AR-15_M16_Magazine_FAQ.html
Last edited by Crazy Horse; 05-07-2011 at 12:01 PM.
"You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you'll find me in a pile of brass." - Trooper M. Padgett
$20 a pop? All day long baby!
The REAL early ones (20 rounders) are marked .223 rather than 5.56.
Retro heads love those those.
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I paid $15.00- $20.00 for the early Colt .223 marked mags, have paid $25.00 for very minty "looks" unused .223
You did OK on them, if you take your time and look you can find deals
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I have a box from the early 70's (1970 as I recall) whcih was factory packed with 7 20 rounders. still have it packed for the day when my other mags take a dump. Living in NY state we can only have pre-ban mags over 10 rounds so have to bank away the oldies for the future
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