Q on single stack 9mm 39-2, etc magazine

spistols · #1 11-23-2016, 10:45 AM

What single stack 9mm uses a magazine with a metal base and a plastic follower? I thought the 39 models had metal followers with metal bases.

I found a magazine with a metal base and black plastic follower, used. What should I pay?

sodacan · #2 11-23-2016, 11:16 AM

You might be looking at an aftermarket mag. The original mags did have two types of metal followers and baseplates. You can look at some the auctions site that show them for sale and also check out the pricing. They are all-over the place for originals. $45-80.

spistols · #3 11-23-2016, 11:22 AM

The metal base plate has a S&W stamp on it with the lazy &.

lhump1961 · #4 11-23-2016, 11:23 AM

The metal followers on the 39-2 mags were the early ones...mine all have metal bases and plastic followers from the early 70's. That has been my experience anyway.

tom 45 · #5 11-23-2016, 02:15 PM

I bought my 39-2 in 1969.
It came with 2 mags with metal bases and followers.
A few years later I bought a spare mag (pictured below).
It has a metal base and a plastic follower.
I reshaped the front of the base.