However, a few have deformed followers, which cause the bolt to no always lock open after the last cartridge is fired. (They are blued rather than phosphate coated.) Most fit and function quite well. military specifications, except for final finish. government supplied tooling at the Taiwanese national arsenal, to U.S. These can be identified by their bright blued finish. Taiwanese M14 magazines: In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a small number of high quality magazines were imported from Taiwan. Just a few were coated in Cosmoline before packaging. The later contract magazines are wrapper in a heavy brownish paper, with the same a vapor barrier of a silvery-metallic material inside. But I've also seen them individually wrapped and even in a long box of two (end to end, lengthwise.) Earlier magazines were packed in a cream colored synthetic material that resembles canvas on the outside, but when torn open you can see a vapor barrier of a silvery-metallic material.
contract 20 round magazines packed in a variety of wrappers. The supply of M14 magazines is currently so scarce that Springfield sell their re-finished magazines for more than $50 each! Some of them look a bit nasty, since the magazines show pitting beneath the re-phosphating. (But once re-finished they of course have little or no collector's value.) In recent years Springfield Armory has refinished thousands of G.I. article, the end result is a good functional magazine. The quality of this work varies, but in general, if they start with the original U.S.G.I. Refinished magazines: As the supply of M14 magazines on the civilian market has dried up since the September 1994 ban, many dealers have turned to re-phosphating any worn-looking magazines to keep up their inventories.
WINCHESTER M14 MAGAZINE FOR SALE CODE
If you've seen any other code marks on M14 magazines, or the location of any of the factories, please let me know, even if you don't know who the maker was.