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Posted: 12/25/2003 9:02:49 PM EDT

i have a few of the parked Brit mags and noticed that they have a # stamp on the lower front. the one i have in front of me is 89 or 68 within a circle. does anyone know what the stamps are?

thanks

Posted: 12/26/2003 5:55:40 AM EDT

[#1]

One of my parked SA-80 mags is stamped with a "2" and one of my Imperial Defense mags is stamped with a "4".

I'm curious to know what they mean too.

Posted: 12/26/2003 8:16:50 PM EDT

[#2]

Year of manfact.
89=1989=preban
68=1968=preban

All Brit mags are being sold as preban (made before 1994).

Posted: 12/27/2003 2:20:02 PM EDT

[#3]

looking at my other two, one is 2 and the other is 4, it doesn't make sense that they would give a two digit year for the 80's and then switch to a 1 digit stamp for the 90's, ie...1992, 1994. however manufacturers have done stranger things. anyone know what they are for sure, maybe a factory code?

Posted: 12/28/2003 2:06:49 PM EDT

[#4]

either mine don't have them or I haven't looked hard enough, I'll have to go take a look!

Posted: 12/31/2003 4:42:17 PM EDT

[#5]

One of my Royal Ordnance mags has a #7. Hmmmm?

Posted: 1/1/2004 8:57:24 AM EDT

[#6]

I have 6 of the SA-80 mags from Tapco and none of them are marked...

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