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MP44 magazines and followers - which parts belong together? Are they all original?

Hello everyone,

after one of my magazines was identified as a Shoei copy, I want to be sure about my other magazines.
Maybe you guys can help me once again.
- are these mags and parts all ww2 issue?
- are they belonging together, or should I swap certain parts?

Thanks again for help and advice :)

What I have so far:
Magazine "MP 44" phosphated
Body: qlv WaA280 WaA280
Follower: kur WaA815
Bottom: qlx C.H.N.

Magazine "MP 44" blued
Body: ayf WaA280 WaA280
Follower: gqm WaA A98
Bottom: gqm WaA A98

Magazine "MP 44" blued, Semi-relic condition
Body: tbv WaA815
Follower: unmarked
Bottom: tbv WaA815

Single parts:
#01: Follower relic condition, unmarked
#02: Follower semi-relic condition, unmarked
#03: Follower unmarked, blued --> I suspect this to be a Repro
#04: Follower unmarked, bare steel
#05a: Follower "aqr" --> it has minor differences to the Shoei one, maybe original?
#05b Follower "aqr" --> this was inside the Shoei mag, so probably a Repro
#06: Follower "gqm" WaA, blued
 
Here is the qlv Mag.
Are all parts original and do they belong together in this configuration?

Magazine "MP 44" phosphated
Body: qlv WaA280 WaA280
Follower: kur WaA815
Bottom: qlx C.H.N.
 

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Here is the ayv Mag.
Are all parts original and do they belong together in this configuration?

Magazine "MP 44" blued
Body: ayf WaA280 WaA280
Follower: gqm WaA A98
Bottom: gqm WaA A98
 

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here are the followers:

#01: Follower relic condition, unmarked
#02: Follower semi-relic condition, unmarked
#03: Follower unmarked, blued --> I suspect this to be a Repro
#04: Follower unmarked, bare steel
#05a: Follower "aqr" --> it has minor differences to the Shoei one, maybe original?
#05b Follower "aqr" --> this was inside the Shoei mag, so probably a Repro
#06: Follower "gqm" WaA, blued
 

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details of #06 gqm
 

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details and comparison between
#05a: Follower "aqr" --> it has minor differences to the Shoei one, maybe original?
#05b Follower "aqr" --> this was inside the Shoei mag, so probably a Repro?
 

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aqr is original and gqm is always in shoei magazine. Someone did an original ind a magazine from shoei
details and comparison between
#05a: Follower "aqr" --> it has minor differences to the Shoei one, maybe original?
#05b Follower "aqr" --> this was inside the Shoei mag, so probably a Repro?
 
aqr is original and gqm is always in shoei magazine. Someone did an original ind a magazine from shoei
crazy :D
So in Shoei magazines, there are always followers with gqm mark.
But does this mean all gqm followers are fake Shoei? Because in the ayv magazine there is a gqm follower and also a gqm bottom plate. Which both look legit somehow....

The aqr follower that was in the Shoei mag has a spring that is too short. So someone also added a Repro spring to the original aqr follower..... really crazy....




thanks !
 

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