P38 extended magazine?

[WvHiker]

So in a box of stuff from my father in law's attic I've come across an odd magazine. It has "P-38" engraved roughly by hand (probably by my father in law). I know he had a P38 but it's long gone. It held the fifteen rounds I had handy from a G19 magazine and seemed like it might take one or two more. Worth anything? Sorry if this is the wrong place, but I couldn't find any similar magazines online so I thought I'd put it in general firearms.

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[buckeye .45]

Just a thought, but the P-38/P-1 has a European type magazine release, at the heel of the grip. So I am kind of skeptical for how an extended magazine for one would work.

Where is the locking detent for the magazine release on the magazine? Pics?

[WvHiker]

The magazine locking detent is on the back of the mag, about five inches down. Here are two pics.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61467062@N03/5596284824/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6146706...n/photostream/


Tried to embed them, but without luck.

[Chad Rogers]

Interesting to say the least.

[buckeye .45]

Huh, well, that would make sense with it being for a P-38 then, although that is rather unique.

I am having a hard time finding any info on a manufacturer of them online. Be interesting to try it out with a P-38/P1

[WvHiker]

I checked everywhere I could think of online; nothing. As I recall Stan (my father in law) said he bought it at a gun show in Texas when he was working there sometime during the 80s. I haven't picked up a Shotgun News in years; that might be a place for me to look. Other than Stan's engraving (and I'm just assuming he did it; he may have bought it that way) there are no markings on it at all except for a small stamped "7" on the inside of the base plate near the lip. Thought for sure someone on here would know something about it. Thanks for looking though.