jlouis1975 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 hello, here's a tag ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 .....mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nice British markings. I believe the W is the inspector mark. The E is for the inspection location - Enfield factory. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 hello Adg105200, what does this marking represent ??? is it a crown ???thank you for your reply.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 S-72200 could very easily have been a British Ministry of Supply cash & carry purchase in 1941. There is really no way to know for sure, but that is a likely past for this Thompson gun. jlouis1975,Based on your picture of the right side receiver nose with the British Crown marking and Broad Arrow ownership stamp, S-72200 is a British Ministry of Supply cash and carry purchase in 1941. I am far from an expert on British markings but agree with Board member Adg105200, below. The Crown stamp represents the Royal Crown and the E stamp represents the Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield. Perhaps other Board members can add more information regarding the markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I saw this number and here is a photo inside.......I start disassembling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 hello Adg105200, what does this marking represent ??? is it a crown ???thank you for your reply....Yes, next to the W and the E is the British Crown stamp and above is the Broad Arrow stamp. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 There were two visible numbers on a Thompson gun when it left the factory. The number on the left side of the receiver is "THE" serial number of the Thompson gun. The number on the frame where the butt stock attached matched the serial number on the receiver, again when the Thompson gun left the factory. However, it is very common with military guns for the frames to swapped around from gun to gun. Thus, the number of the frame often does not match the serial number on the receiver. This condition is referred to in collector circles as a mis-match. Your Savage Thompson gun has a mis-matched receiver and frame. The "S" serial number prefix on your receiver and frame indicates a both parts were manufactured by Savage Arms in Utica, New York. The serial number prefix for the Auto-Ordnance Bridgeport, Connecticut (AOB) plant was "A.O." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) thank you to all members of the forum for this information,can you tell me more about the round parts behind the spring, I saw that in some cases it is square ....at home we find can books in French about the weapons of the second war...... long live google translator !!! Edited January 22, 2018 by jlouis1975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob241 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 1928 Thompsons used a round buffer, the later M1 and M1A1 used what you called a square buffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 thank you to all members of the forum for this information,can you tell me more about the round parts behind the spring, I saw that in some cases it is square ....at home we find can books in French about the weapons of the second war...... long live google translator !!!Yes, the red piece is the buffer. The steel rod in front of it is the buffer pilot which just keeps the buffer in place and guides the spring keeping it in place and from kinking. There should be a manufacturer stamp on the edge of the buffer pilot. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 .....markSame marking on my Model of 1928....also deactivated... Bienvenue sur le forum, es tu Vlamingen ou francophone? Stay safe Richard(ancien légion étrangère français) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thank you Andrew and bob241 for the buffer 1928 round,would you have a correct link for disassembly and reassembly ??? Richard I am fracophone ..... I live in Ardenne in Wallonia ..... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I just translated the post of scrambles "Buffer: Circle vs. Square" .....but some words do not match with the translator ..... but the more I read on the forum and the more I realize that the world of the "tomy" is complex ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg105200 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thank you Andrew and bob241 for the buffer 1928 round,would you have a correct link for disassembly and reassembly ??? Richard I am fracophone ..... I live in Ardenne in Wallonia ..... ;-)Not sure if this will help you. It is a video in English: Do you plan on disassembling the trigger frame (lower receiver)? Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thank you Andrew and bob241 for the buffer 1928 round,would you have a correct link for disassembly and reassembly ??? Richard I am fracophone ..... I live in Ardenne in Wallonia ..... ;-) If you wish, send me your email address via the Forum message system, and I'll forward you scans of the relevant pages from the French language FM23-40. Stay safe Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlouis1975 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 thank you Andrew for the link, I would like to dismantle it completely,Richard thank you also for your help I send you my email address in message ..... jlouis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob241 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 jlouis 1975, this manuel is available on gunbroker, its a little pricey https://www.gunbroker.com/item/741601007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Would be nice to have those fold outs, or at least a high quality reprint of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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