Unmarked Checkmate Magazine?

**Glynn863** · 5th May 2022, 11:10

I'll try to post pictures later tonight.

I just bought 2 mags from a reputable seller on eBay, that from the pictures, appeared to possibly be blued unmarked Colts and with baseplate pins.

However, upon receiving them, they are not pinned, but welded floorplates. The welds are very precise, and wear on the blued finish made them look like pins.

One magazine appears to be a seamless extruded body, while the other magazine has a welded seam in the back, visible when the magazine was disassembled, and has a drain hole. Aside from being unmarked, it looks like a 1980's vintage Colt factory magazine or USGI contract magazine.

Both have what appear to be USGI feed lips, springs, and followers.

Thanks for looking.

**Glynn863** · 5th May 2022, 19:47

Pictures now:

**Hawkmoon** · 6th May 2022, 11:41

The one on the left in the last photo looks to me like wadcutter feed lips, not USGI.

**Glynn863** · 6th May 2022, 23:07

I have some wadcutter mags, so maybe hybrid feed lips instead.

**Doran** · 7th May 2022, 03:57

All Check-mate magazines I've observed have the Check-mate logo or the C on Colt magazines.

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**Hawkmoon** · 7th May 2022, 11:07

Originally Posted by Glynn863

I have some wadcutter mags, so maybe hybrid feed lips instead.

I don't think so. In a hybrid, the rear portion of the feed lips are tapered. The one in your photo appears to have the edges of the lips parallel at the rear.

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Photo courtesy of Neimi24s

**Glynn863** · 9th May 2022, 22:44

Thanks for the replies. I ended up returning them, because the one with the worst finish and no hole was cracked on the back near the feed lips, that was visible when I loaded it. I thought about keeping the other one, that was like an unmarked Checkmate, but it was difficult to insert when loaded with ammunition and also difficult to remove when empty. This was the same result on 4 different pistols. Oh well.