Gentlemen,
I recently came into a bunch of USGI AR-15 30-rd. magazines. I have several that are brand new, no insertion marks. No scrapes on the floorplates. No re-coating of the finish. Brand new.
Problem is, I have a bunch that are stamped with the normal "LA BELLE IND" stamp on the floorplate, but the bodies are stamped "Colt Mfg. Hartford, CT" with date code on the left side of the body, and "Restricted Gov't/Military" blah blah on the right side.
I've never seen this before, and I've seen a mag or two in my time. These have me stumped. I can't imagine why someone would swap floorplates on a brand new mag, and the floorplates don't look like they've been removed anyway.
Do any of you gurus know of some sort of deal between Colt and La Belle? What have I got here? Thanks in advance.