I hope that some of the experts joining the discussion are at least familiar with the thinly parkerized late wartime P.35(P) mags with the welded rear seam and either a number or letter on the top of the toe. I have never seen one of this variation Waffen Amted, perhaps someone has. Surely, someone considering himself an authority on this subject can find an example or a at least a picture of one for comparison. These are a known variation and while not rare, they are at least seldom encountered. The mag in question is identical in construction and as decent photos will reveal, has a follower of the same shade of parkerizing. However, like some very late P.38 mags, the body of the mag has absolutely no trace of ever having been finished.The top of its toe is marked with either a B or an 8, I don't recall which. If nothing else, this may evolve into at least a learning experience of some value to forum members. None of this is rocket science. Otherwise, the BS has become beyond tiresome.