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    WW2 Magazines

    Hey guys, I've been away from the forum for awhile. Anyways, I just found a bunch of 15 rd ww2 carbine magazines in my gun closet stored in oil-soaked paper towels and sealed in big baggies. All different makes and codes and are all in excellent condition. Lots of them appear never used. My guess is there are about 40-50 of them and would like to know if anyone could help me with pricing them and where I can sell them. I know Ebay banned 15 rd magazines a few years back.

    Here are some codes: Reminder--these are all like-new condition, but not in wrappers! Thanks for any help.
    O-SG
    UN
    O1-S'G'
    SW
    SY-B
    LU
    UQ
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    IA
    AI
    SS
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    TI
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    There is a "want to sell" forum from milsurps. Might want to try there.

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    I read on the CMPicon forum that the CMP was out of magazines for sale. This might be a good time to sell. Try posting an ad there as well.

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    Thanks guys. Now that I know where I can sell, I just need to find out the value of the magazines.

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    I have seen new condition mags for around $30-35. Some of those codes are on the rare side, so may get a premium. That, however, is beyond my expertise.

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    Funny, I was just getting ready to ask about a mag I saw today from a cache of stuff my neighbor inherited last week - bring back stuff from the Pacific. He pulled out a decent Carbine mag and I asked to see it. I didn't have my glasses with me but they already would have been fogged up anyway from seeing the Arisakaicon and Nambu! So when I looked at the mag, I thought it said 'OJ+SIG'. Now, after looking at the above post, I think it's the O.I.+S'G'. Or maybe the + is not really there, just a - ? Anyway, I plan to get that mag from him as he doesn't have a carbine, along with a WWII pistol lanyard. A Saginaw mag would be fine with my Inland, and I can put the lanyard with my Remington Rand.

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    If I'm not mistaken, the O1-S'G' is one of the rarest codes. I'm still trying to place a value of these magazines so I can sell some of them. The ones on GunBroker are all dented or rusty so I can't compare them to mine.

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