by No1Mk3 » 07 Aug 2017, 3:05 am
G'day Gun-nut,
From left to right, Mk I LoC 11753 16/1/03,
Mk II (2nd Type) LoC 13465 24/4/06
Mk III LoC 18973 15/2/16
Mk IV LoC 19786 30/10/17
There are over 80 different makers identified so far, with probably more to come as makers in some of the other countries become known. At least a dozen countries made chargers, in fact every country that made the ammo made chargers as well. Sadly I lost the PDF with the list of known maker marks in a hard drive crash some years ago and have not been able to replace it yet, so the only info I have is in my notebooks. There is also a Mk V charger with no holes at all. As for identifying an Italian clip, they are marked "G M" with a Roman Numeral from I to VI on the side, or SMI on the base, but don't worry, I doubt you will ever see one of them, they are rare and quite valuable, Cheers.