tray burge Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Did anybody catch "The St. Valentines Day Massacre" on TV last night, the old one with Jason Robards as Scarface and George Siegel? I was impressed how accurate the movie portrayed the characters, but noticed that in all the scenes using a Tommy gun they used 21s or 28s with vertical fore grips, but at the massacre they had horizontal grips? Was this accurate? I have the Tommy gun sent to Capone as a memento from his "Crew", not really just kidding, but I did make mine as a gift for this occasion. If anything, it'll really mess with my great grandkids when they get the gun and didn't know about my twisted sense of humor. Sick, yeah, but it gets a laugh when I show it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjong-ni Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 That's a great display!Needs some real Cuban cigars....Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan's Den Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 here is a picture of the two Thompson's used in the massacre. http://themobmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_20140121_145355_330-150x150.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray burge Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 That's a great display!Needs some real Cuban cigars....PhilI keep those in their Humidors (plural) that's the only cigar to smoke, I get em out of Geneva via internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I remember when we shot those a few years ago in Ohio. The one with the drum had the drum on it when it was used and the 20 round stick mag was on the other. First time ballistic testing used on firearms. http://www.mikesmachineguns.com/TCA/svdm_1.jpg http://www.mikesmachineguns.com/TCA/SVDM_3.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAS1921AC Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) Perhaps the reason there were so many horizontal grips seen in "The Saint Valentines Day Massacre" is because there were several scenes in which they pulled them out of violin cases. And as so many of us have discovered they don't fit with the vertical grip. Edited July 31, 2016 by TAS1921AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray burge Posted August 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 They can be made to fit with the right layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 here is a picture of the two Thompson's used in the massacre. http://themobmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_20140121_145355_330-150x150.jpg Here's the full-size image...looks like at least 4 50 round drums and 3 100 round drums. http://themobmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_20140121_145355_330.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostsoldier Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 here is a picture of the two Thompson's used in the massacre. http://themobmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_20140121_145355_330-150x150.jpg Here's the full-size image...looks like at least 4 50 round drums and 3 100 round drums. http://themobmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_20140121_145355_330.jpg Look at ol' Fred Burke, smiling big....lol. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAS1921AC Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 They can be made to fit with the right layout. I don't want to strip one any more than this. http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h266/TAS21AC/21ACNSL.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick57 Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 get a new fore grip and trim it down one finger notch and shorten the bolt works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpune Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Holy necropost, batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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