Big Al Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Found this while looking for photos of double-action Colt revolvers in films to post in a Facebook group I run. Anyway, I spotted this and thought you all might like to see it.http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Somewhere_in_France#M1921A_Thompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Thanks for posting that. I've seen that type of blank adapter in a couple of old gangster movies and maybe Tales of the Gun. Just looks weird. Maybe that's the best they could do in those days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 There were less conspicuous blank adapters in use by the motion picture industry in the US. However, those required permanent barrel modification, counterboring the muzzle and threading the adapter in. This clamp-on design was probably intended for military and police training applications and function testing/demonstration without live ammunition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamellarllc Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 What is the square looking one on that famous black and white clip for somebody shooting a Thompson out of a car it looks like a 21 Barrel without the cutts compensator but there is a square thing that sort of clamped on top of it or behind it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 That's the same one seen in the link above. (Photos below). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpw43 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 What is the square looking one on that famous black and white clip for somebody shooting a Thompson out of a car it looks like a 21 Barrel without the cutts compensator but there is a square thing that sort of clamped on top of it or behind it?I remember that one, too.Looked like they were shooting at metal beer containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Another blank firing device used on TSMG in 1967 "The Avengers" UK show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Here's the square one from the old film clip that was mentioned. Mike Hammer Edited March 5, 2023 by Mike Hammer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) On 1/22/2018 at 10:41 AM, Arthur Fliegenheimer said: Another blank firing device used on TSMG in 1967 "The Avengers" UK show 001.JPG 002.JPG 003.JPG Arthur, Avengers was a favorite of mine back in those days. The episode with the Thompson was "EPIC". The fella holding the gun, Peter Wyngarde. That was a great episode. It was always a treat to see the then slinky and luscious Diana Rigg prance around in one of skin tight catsuits doing Karate. Mike Hammer Edited March 5, 2023 by Mike Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Purdy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Arthur, Avengers was a favorite of mine back in those days. The episode with the Thompson was "EPIC". The fella holding the gun, Peter Wyngarde. That was a great episode. It was always a treat to see the then slinky and luscious Diana Rigg prance around in one of skin tight catsuits doing Karate. Mike Hammer Mike,Wyngarde followed up this episode with another Thames Television show "Department S." He was also in the 1966 "The Avengers" black and white episode that was considered to randy for U.S. market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Purdy..... Oddly enough that was the name of the female agent in the 1976 TV show "The New Avengers" as played by Joanna Lumley. Both Lumley and Rigg were in 1969 Bond film OHMSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) On 1/22/2018 at 7:06 PM, Arthur Fliegenheimer said: On 1/22/2018 at 6:22 PM, giantpanda4 said: Purdy..... Oddly enough that was the name of the female agent in the 1976 TV show "The New Avengers" as played by Joanna Lumley. Both Lumley and Rigg were in 1969 Bond film OHMSS. . And here is the lovely lady herself, Joanna Lumley as "Purdey". I liked "The new Avengers" but it didn't hold a candle to the original series. Arthur, that's a great screen capture of Rigg in the famous costume that she herself designed for that episode. Alright you Avenger fans, did you know that Diana Rigg was not the 1st choice for the role of Emma Peel. Actress Elizabeth Shepherd was hired for and actually filmed one and a half episodes and then was suddenly given the heave-ho by the producers. She informed me that they re-shot those episodes with Rigg taking her place and that she has never seen the footage of her playing Emma, it's likely the films have been destroyed. It would have been interesting to see her in the role though. Here's another shot of Rigg in her outfit from the show's opening credits. I had a huge crush on her, (as did most every male on the planet at that time). Mike Hammer Edited March 5, 2023 by Mike Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk VII Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Wouldn't be surprised if the gun in the OP's link was borrowed from Bapty's for the purpose. They would have most of the very few in the gun trade from before the war and tended to service the film industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Mike and Arthur, thank you very much for your enlivening contributions to the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Big Al, (It's not Mr.Capone is it?) it's always a pleasure to show gals and guns. I mean, what else is there? Mike Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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