Magazines for early Savage Commercial & other questions

[buzz]

What kind of drum magazines and stick magazines would have shipped out with an early Savage commercial 1928?

 

Which maker and type?

 

I've read just about every single thread and article I could find on these guns but there was no mention of the mags.

 

 

Also -

 

It would appear that the Savage commercial guns were plucked at random from the first 10,000 Savage Thompsons made.

 

Would there be more commercials from the earlier or later range?

 

People seem to suggest that the earlier guns are more likely to be commercials.

 

 

 

Also, would the commercials differ in any way from the british proofed guns from the same lot?

 

Did they have different parts or finish?

 

They did come off the assembly line side-by-side, correct?

 

Again, people say the commercials have colt parts, but wouldn't all the british guns in the same serial number range have them?

[RoscoeTurner]

Do you own any Thompson books?

[darrylta]

buzz,

It seems like your classifing "commercials" as New York Savages under the 10K serial number range and those originally

purchased by American PDs.

 

Bear in mind that the New York Savage guns up to the70K serial range were made. All of these guns were made on the same

manufacturing line, with the same componets by the same gunsmiths. They were made as per Savages's contract with AOC to be as close as possible in fit, finish and function

when compared to the original Colt Thompsons. Yes,some early were bought by American PDs, most went to the war effort, as in the Thompsons

purchased by the Brits for there home guard units and other countries in need.

 

The "commercial" description bestowed on the American PD guns is purely gun collector jargon used by some collectors for what ever purpose.

There is more of these guns in collector's hands than you think. I purchased mine in 2012 for 20K. Don't fall in the, there so rare trap and over pay

for one.

 

There is also another variation of the early Savages, it's the "transitional guns", these were assembled with original Colt internals, levers and other hardware

including Remington furniture. The earlier the serial number, the more Colt items you'll see on the guns. Evidentually the Colt parts were exhausted.

These early variations will bring a higher bid I'm sure.

 

My 2 cents,

Darryl

Edited April 7, 2014 by darrylta

[buzz]

I haven't been looking at this subject long enough to form any opinion on it at all. Edited May 14, 2014 by buzz

[buzz]

Is it known what drum and stick mags savage shipped out with the first Thompson contract?

 

I saw the magazine summary, which is excellent, but did not see dates on that.

Edited May 14, 2014 by buzz