Alex1970A Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Hi! Do not tell what these stamp on Thompson M1928 A1(Savage)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) It appears to be the number 23. My guess is this frame was attached to a mis-matched serial numbered receiver that was also marked 23 on the receiver. The owner (military???) probably had a number of Thompson guns with mis-matched receivers and frames and this was the method of keeping the parts together during cleaning, etc. Of course, I am just guessing. Edited March 20, 2018 by TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Tom is probably right, it is not a factory applied mark. Sometime in the last 70+ years or so an armorer or unit stamped that number into the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1970A Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Tom is probably right, it is not a factory applied mark. Sometime in the last 70+ years or so an armorer or unit stamped that number into the frame. Frank, there is a similar marking on the photo in your book (page 151). And also on a number of Lend-Lease 1928A1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Alex1970A,Can you post a picture of the serial number on the above frame? I would like to know if the original serial number has been removed or defaced and a hand stamped or etched number applied.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1970A Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Thanks! I saw that same number on a Auto-Ordnance Bridgeport (AOB) frame at Knob Creek this past weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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