Got Uzi Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Ok so its not a Thompson but it is a very early Colt machine gun. Needs a lot of love but it will be a fun restoration project. https://m.proxibid.com/category/resources/mobile/item.html#itemList|event|live%20&%20prebid|153407|mobileRedirect||null|1|0|45761331 Yes I know I posted this on the wrong section.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looks like a fun toy and a good deal!Have fun and keey us posted when you get it running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looks like it will be fun...Post some better pics when it arrives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Sorry for running up the price! I have a complete new parts kit and tripod for it and I didn't see that much value in it? Did you buy the high priced rusty barrels too? I'm stunned at what people will pay some of these parts? No bargains today. Maybe next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 (edited) Cool. I was bridesmaid on the IMA dummy. Sold for $575!! That was a good price. Some of the other items went high for their condition - as mentioned. The Johnson barrel was trash - and so were some of the Thompson and 1919 barrels. Still brought in the $$$. Edited November 27, 2018 by giantpanda4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 No I didnt buy the barrels but I could be interested in your parts kit and tripod.....I have a a couple sources for parts (semi local) so I was counting that as my ace in the hole. I figured it would have gone for more than it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hope the parts that you are counting on are for a .303 Colt…….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 The guns tend to go fairly cheap since finding the rest is very difficult and very expensive. That set I'll hold on to until I find a viable host. It's likely internally that the gun is fairly decent. Guns are a lot like concrete......you're only paying for the top 1/32 of an inch which is what you see, no one cares much about what's inside. I couldn't tell with all the rust if the two barrels were Marlin or Colt, but for what they sold for I could tell they were not for me! Nor the rusty side and bottom plates for well over $1000? I bid on many parts lots and got none? Maybe I'm behind the times, but the prices and condition I just could not see how to offer any more? If anyone got the lot with the Madsen magazine I'd be interested in buying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Was talking to OOW at the Creek and they told me that all it took to swap calibers was the barrel, bolt, and feed wheel. My plan is to make it back into .30-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonteenager Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Ok so its not a Thompson but it is a very early Colt machine gun. Needs a lot of love but it will be a fun restoration project. https://m.proxibid.com/category/resources/mobile/item.html#itemList|event|live & prebid|153407|mobileRedirect||null|1|0|45761331 Yes I know I posted this on the wrong section....Is this a transferable machine gun because that's a good price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Ok so its not a Thompson but it is a very early Colt machine gun. Needs a lot of love but it will be a fun restoration project. https://m.proxibid.com/category/resources/mobile/item.html#itemList|event|live & prebid|153407|mobileRedirect||null|1|0|45761331 Yes I know I posted this on the wrong section....Is this a transferable machine gun because that's a good price!It is a transferable DeWaT (de activated war trophy). Gun was deactivated but registered during or prior to 1968 amnesty. Therefore the gun can continue to transfer as a registered dewat or be reactivated upon receipt of an approved Form 1 by the owner. As a registered DeWaT the gun is still a machinegun. Many of these deactivated guns were not registered in 68 and are therefore contraband. There is a ton of information in these boards that will help explain all the nuances about MG ownership. Congrats on the purchase Greaseman. I see your interest as they operate much like a grease gun, pump the lever and the stuff comes out the end. As we spoke at OGCA, I want one someday. Glad you got this one and I look forward to seeing its deactivation! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgvince Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 The fun way to dig taters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 John, Nice going. You finally got the belt fed you always wanted.It will be a nice winter project.If you restore it maybe you could trade it for an Uzi or Thompson.Jim COh by the way you posted it in the wrong place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Can someone elaborate on .303 versions. I picked up a Digger tripod which came out of the roof space of a Victorian Drill Hall. Its a little different to the usual digger tripods and has a bracket for a shield. Im assuming its an early British contract or that its a War Aid/ lend lease item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 M3bobby-sent you a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) Got to see my Colt Digger last night. On the outside it looks bad but on the inside its very nice. Springs have good tension, pins are right and tight, nothing is egged or worn out, should be a fun restoration. Plan is for now to restore it mechanically then worry about the cosmetics. Edited June 5, 2023 by Got Uzi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgvince Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Very cool looking. Does it look like it will need a lot of work to repair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 At first look it doesnt appear to need much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 From what I have gathered, these were ordered by the Canadians early in WWI because England didn't or couldn't supply them with the Vickers gun. Captain Herbert W. McBride talks about it extensively in his famous work, A Rifleman Went to War. He goes into such details as discovering that a certain bolt in the gun was exactly the same as on a certain brand of French bicycle. So they took all the bolts of that type from all the bicycles in the area. He also describes how he made a flash arrester out of a 75mm artillery shell casing that completely masked the muzzle flash from observation from the front. McBride further stated that the Colt was the safest gun to provide covering fire over the heads of advancing troops because it had very little vertical dispersion in its shot pattern. It would be awesome to see this gun restored and working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Finally got to look at the pix on a high-res monitor. It looks way better than you described on the phone.I'll bring the 25# bag of potatoes when you get it up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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