scottiebooth@hotmail.com Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 LRDG - Long Range Desert Group. If only this one could talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Bright actuator on this one. http://www.fototime.com/EE756A0EE3860FD/standard.jpg No factory-original wood had the crossbolt, which is a later field modification (and replacement spare butts, which remain plentiful, had it) I think you may have meant to say bright bolt on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiebooth@hotmail.com Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 LRDG - Long Range Desert Group. If only this one could talk!Yes its special the forerunners of Special forces extremely rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger1385 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Some nice history right there! I got this off wiki. I guess you got one of G2 patrols weapons. In October 1941 the LRDG was expanded to 10 patrols by the simple method of splitting the existing patrols into two-half patrols; the New Zealanders formed A Squadron comprising 'R1', 'R2', 'T1', and 'T2' Patrols and the British and Rhodesians formed B Squadron comprising 'G1', 'G2', 'S1', 'S2', 'Y1', and 'Y2' Patrols. The 'H' Patrol had been disbanded in September 1941 after three months service.[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiebooth@hotmail.com Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Some nice history right there! I got this off wiki. I guess you got one of G2 patrols weapons. In October 1941 the LRDG was expanded to 10 patrols by the simple method of splitting the existing patrols into two-half patrols; the New Zealanders formed A Squadron comprising 'R1', 'R2', 'T1', and 'T2' Patrols and the British and Rhodesians formed B Squadron comprising 'G1', 'G2', 'S1', 'S2', 'Y1', and 'Y2' Patrols. The 'H' Patrol had been disbanded in September 1941 after three months service.[Yes if you could choose your Military Thompson History this would be up there! Founders of Modern Day Special Forces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Hi Scottiebooth@hotmail.comWelcome to the Thompson forum, the best Thompson website on the Internet! A very nice Savage Thompson. Thank you for sharing. I am curious if you find one or both of these markings, GEG and Crown with W inside, on the upper left side of the receiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autorotate Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 So “Long Range Desert Group, G2 patrol, Headquarters (HQ) section”?Richard, what say you? Anything to add from your experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk VII Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I'd be sceptical. It's rare to find any WW2 weapons stamped with unit property markings in this way, on security grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halftrack Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I'd be sceptical. It's rare to find any WW2 weapons stamped with unit property markings in this way, on security grounds.Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiebooth@hotmail.com Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hi Scottiebooth@hotmail.comWelcome to the Thompson forum, the best Thompson website on the Internet! A very nice Savage Thompson. Thank you for sharing. I am curious if you find one or both of these markings, GEG and Crown with W inside, on the upper left side of the receiver. CROP - HG TSMG 061 - crop.jpgYes it has both, any further information on these marks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiebooth@hotmail.com Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 I'd be sceptical. It's rare to find any WW2 weapons stamped with unit property markings in this way, on security grounds.I agree I dont see this being for real.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk VII Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 GEG is George E Goll, who had worked for General Thompson at the AOC, and was employed as an inspector by Savage.The crown-in-a-W is associated with British Purchasing Commission orders; it also appears on some Colt revolvers. At the present its meaning is debated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) scottiebooth@hotmail.com,I am not surprised both marks are present given the serial number. Could you take a close-up picture of the two marks and post on the forum. As Mk VII states above, there has recently been a debate on the origin of the W in the Crown mark. In the book, Great Britain - The Tommy Gun Story, the mark is attributed to the Woolwich Arsenal and referenced as the Woolwich mark - see pages 52-54. There is a document cited in footnote 191 that supports this position. Recently, another author has published another location as the basis for this mark - but without any documentation. I do recommend my book, Great Britain - The Tommy Gun Story, as a reference for the Thompson guns that passed through Great Britain during the war. It is available on Amazon with a "Look Inside" feature. I also recommend American Thunder III by Frank Iannamico as another excellent reference book on the military Thompson guns. Edited January 27, 2021 by TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Richard, what say you? Anything to add from your experiences?Autorotate, If you are referring to member rpbcps, he is currently working in an area where he cant access the site, so it will probably be a while before he sees this post. David Albertdalbert@ sturmgewehr.con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autorotate Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thanks David...wish him a safe and speedy return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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