Sunset over the Thompson receivers...

[APEXgunparts]

It is the end of the day and I was walking the property to ensure everything is secured for the weekend.
Going thru the work area I saw the setting sun thru the windows bathing the 1928A1 receivers that we have laid out across the work tables in a fading light.
I was inspired by the sight of all this history, and so took the 2 pictures I am sharing here...

 

 

 

Richard

 

[john]

That hurts.

Almost as much as the AWB that was passed earlier today by the House of Representatives. That will (if passed by the Senate) affect us all.

Sorry about getting sligtly political but everyone needs to read that bill.

[APEXgunparts]

I look at those cut receivers in a different way.
Since we can cut them and import them each one has become a "donor" of needed parts to keep the guns here in the USA running or operating better.
There "history" continues on whereas if they were still overseas the odds are good they would have been smelted down into steel ingots.

Not just the AWB, if they repeal the protections in the lawful commerce in firearms act I don't see how any firearms company could stay in business.

Richard

[TennesseeTaylor95]

As sad of a sight it is to see these demilled, you do bring a very good point Richard in that at least they are here in the states as donor parts or to be the start of a display gun or something like that instead of being melted down into a chunk of steel in another country. Even as demilled pieces, their history still continues to today in some capacity even though not in the same capacity that John and I would have loved to see them be in.

[signal_4]

When you said cut in a different post I was hoping you meant saw cut. 😔

[APEXgunparts]

When you said cut in a different post I was hoping you meant saw cut.

 

Hard to see in the 2 pictures, but some of those receivers were cut so long ago that there are saw cut pieces, here and there.

What receivers I saw being handled the few saw cut individual pieces were mixed in here and there.

Spotted the ones marked "TOMMY GUN", not many, but they were sorted and kept together.

Because these came into the country before the 2005 "barrel ban" most of the nose pieces are not there as they remained on the barrels.

 

Richard

[signal_4]

Ok gotcha ! Did you get any M1/A1 stuff in ?

 

Thanks for posting Richard !

[APEXgunparts]

Ok gotcha ! Did you get any M1/A1 stuff in ?

 

Thanks for posting Richard !

 

The shop people will start handling & sorting the M1 and M1A receiver pieces and wood as soon as they are done with the 1928A1 cut receivers.

Not that many of the later M1 so it should not take too long.

After that I think the Portuguese FBP parts will be the next project.

 

Richard

 

[Mad Machinist]

Richard,

Did I miss all this......???I know I have one on the way with no nose piece....But I could seriously use a set to weld together for one of my unicorns......a 1928 Thompson Chinese made conversion bolt and barrel to make a 7.62x 25 Thompson :-) even have a mag......looks like it may have had a CZ26 mag stuffed into a Thompson shell. Picked it up in a box-o-goodies at Knob Creek several years back. I also have a mag adapter for a PPS43 mag that was supposed to be part of it.....but as it doesn't fit not sure what it really goes to....might be to use 43 mags in a 41, but I will be making an adapter to use 43 mags with mine.

Rudy

Edited August 19, 2022 by Mad Machinist

[TennesseeTaylor95]

I haven't seen any nose pieces go up on the website yet (waiting to see if I can get a nose piece too for a display gun build). I can't wait to see the M1A1 receiver pieces go up as that is what I have been mainly waiting for.

[APEXgunparts]

I haven't seen any nose pieces go up on the website yet (waiting to see if I can get a nose piece too for a display gun build). I can't wait to see the M1A1 receiver pieces go up as that is what I have been mainly waiting for.

 

 

The M1 / M1A1 torch cut receiver pieces look to have been counted.

I just need photo's and the listing to get done and they will be offered for sale.

I have some of the 1928A1 cut sections up and listed for sale.

 

Richard

[benedw60]

Noses like these

Edited August 21, 2022 by benedw60

[TennesseeTaylor95]

 

Noses like these

Close, but I am like many that are looking for a M1928 nose piece.

[TennesseeTaylor95]

 

 

 

I haven't seen any nose pieces go up on the website yet (waiting to see if I can get a nose piece too for a display gun build). I can't wait to see the M1A1 receiver pieces go up as that is what I have been mainly waiting for.

The M1 / M1A1 torch cut receiver pieces look to have been counted.

I just need photo's and the listing to get done and they will be offered for sale.

I have some of the 1928A1 cut sections up and listed for sale.

 

Richard

Great, thank you for the update. Do you know if there are any M1928 nose pieces that came with the big bunch of receiver pieces you guys got from IMA and if you're going to list any up on the website? I didn't see any singled out in the photos you posted here (just the ones added to some select M1928 receivers), on Facebook, or IG about these receiver pieces, but I figure that it doesn't hurt to ask. Edited August 21, 2022 by TennesseeTaylor95

[signal_4]

Hi Richard ! Are yall going to have any M1/A1 lower trigger frames as well ?

 

 

 

 

 

I haven't seen any nose pieces go up on the website yet (waiting to see if I can get a nose piece too for a display gun build). I can't wait to see the M1A1 receiver pieces go up as that is what I have been mainly waiting for.

 

The M1 / M1A1 torch cut receiver pieces look to have been counted.

I just need photo's and the listing to get done and they will be offered for sale.

I have some of the 1928A1 cut sections up and listed for sale.

 

Richard

[Countryboy77]

Im pretty sure any 28 nosepieces he had is paired up with a batch of 1928 receivers.

[TennesseeTaylor95]

 

Im pretty sure any 28 nosepieces he had is paired up with a batch of 1928 receivers.

That was my guess by seeing some receiver pieces sets with nose pieces being set aside from the main lots of receiver parts sets that lack the nose pieces. I speculate that there weren't enough nose pieces to go with all of the 1928 receiver pieces sets they were able to put together, hence why there are sets without the nose piece currently being offered. However, seeing that individual sections of the receivers are being sold, it makes me wonder/ gives me some hope that there might be some nose pieces that get sold by themselves (for my own hedonistic needs naturally). It will be interesting to see the 1928 receiver pieces sets with the nose pieces (the approximately 47 sets shown in the photo above in the second photo) and see how much they go for. I have been following Reconbob's previous GB sales of 1928 nose pieces over the past two months and the average sale price of the nose piece alone averaged $369.17 (pre tax, fees, and shipping) over the six examples that he has sold in that time frame. This makes me wonder what these "complete demill receiver pieces sets" will go for on Apex's website. Will it be more, as much as, or potentially less than the current value of the assembled pieces that we see on the market right now? Who knows and I suppose time will only tell, so I will have to check in on the website regularly to find out.

[Countryboy77]

To bad philidelphia ordnance or anotger of these places offering Nose pieces only that are complete and ready to weld.

[Mad Machinist]

To bad philidelphia ordnance or anotger of these places offering Nose pieces only that are complete and ready to weld.

I am currently looking at doing this......I'd like to do a nose that includes the blish slots and about 1/2 an inch behind them. as well as a M11A1 style with enough to cut a horizontal dovetail on the rear to align with a corresponding cut on the rear receiver piece.....sure would simplify the weld Main thing I still have to solve is the tooling to cut square threads. Currently I dont have a source, but am researching currently. Already have the fixture for the 4th axis sketched out so hopefully in the near future I can make it happen.

 

While some may consider it blasphemy.....I was also thinking about a hybrid for the M1 with slots to accept a drum. I see Kit build rewelds as shooters.....so in my book it is all good

Edited August 21, 2022 by Mad Machinist

[TennesseeTaylor95]

 

 

To bad philidelphia ordnance or anotger of these places offering Nose pieces only that are complete and ready to weld.

I am currently looking at doing this......I'd like to do a nose that includes the blish slots and about 1/2 an inch behind them. as well as a M11A1 style with enough to cut a horizontal dovetail on the rear to align with a corresponding cut on the rear receiver piece.....sure would simplify the weld Main thing I still have to solve is the tooling to cut square threads. Currently I dont have a source, but am researching currently. Already have the fixture for the 4th axis sketched out so hopefully in the near future I can make it happen.

 

While some may consider it blasphemy.....I was also thinking about a hybrid for the M1 with slots to accept a drum. I see Kit build rewelds as shooters.....so in my book it is all good

If you are able to successfully reproduce 1928 thomspon receiver "patch" sections like you mention, I will be in line for one. That would be great for those that don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a demilled nose piece section to build a display gun or semi auto without going for a P.O. 80% receiver.

[APEXgunparts]

Thank you all for the interest and purchases of our Thompson SMG parts!
I am sure our customers will put those parts to good use.
We are EXTREMELY short on the threaded nose pieces for the M1928A1 receivers.
ALL that we had are paired with torch cut receivers.
It is the opposite for the M1A1 receivers, we are short on the tail ends and the ones we have are not in the same nice condition as the other pieces.
Regarding the inquires about other Thompson material, my shop supervisor just went up the street to pull down a Thompson pallet for sorting / handling.

I am watching his efforts on the building cameras!

 

On a related note, I went out to the range with my M1A1 last Thursday.
Had a nice selection of bowling pins and rusty ammo cans for "fun" targets.

Richard

[TennesseeTaylor95]

Thank you all for the interest and purchases of our Thompson SMG parts!

I am sure our customers will put those parts to good use.

We are EXTREMELY short on the threaded nose pieces for the M1928A1 receivers.

ALL that we had are paired with torch cut receivers.

It is the opposite for the M1A1 receivers, we are short on the tail ends and the ones we have are not in the same nice condition as the other pieces.

Regarding the inquires about other Thompson material, my shop supervisor just went up the street to pull down a Thompson pallet for sorting / handling.

I am watching his efforts on the building cameras!

 

On a related note, I went out to the range with my M1A1 last Thursday.

Had a nice selection of bowling pins and rusty ammo cans for "fun" targets.

 

Richard

Oh boy, you are getting my hopes up that more cool thompson parts and pieces will see the light of day again soon! Thank you for the insight on the situation on regarding the nose pieces on both models of receivers. I will have to keep a close eye out for the other receiver pieces set to come available. Please keep us updated with more photos and teasers of what's to come from the thompson pallet.

[TennesseeTaylor95]

My receiver pieces set came in and it looks like I got lucky in getting the set that was used for the photos for the website. It still had the baby powder (or chalk?) in the markings before I scrubbed the pieces down with a gun cleaner and a brush to remove some rust. Very cool!

[Mad Machinist]

 

 

 

To bad philidelphia ordnance or anotger of these places offering Nose pieces only that are complete and ready to weld.

I am currently looking at doing this......I'd like to do a nose that includes the blish slots and about 1/2 an inch behind them. as well as a M11A1 style with enough to cut a horizontal dovetail on the rear to align with a corresponding cut on the rear receiver piece.....sure would simplify the weld Main thing I still have to solve is the tooling to cut square threads. Currently I dont have a source, but am researching currently. Already have the fixture for the 4th axis sketched out so hopefully in the near future I can make it happen.

 

While some may consider it blasphemy.....I was also thinking about a hybrid for the M1 with slots to accept a drum. I see Kit build rewelds as shooters.....so in my book it is all good

If you are able to successfully reproduce 1928 thomspon receiver "patch" sections like you mention, I will be in line for one. That would be great for those that don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a demilled nose piece section to build a display gun or semi auto without going for a P.O. 80% receiver.

 

If I can get a pilot run of them done......I will put a few out here for inspection with the membership......I have wanted to do this for a long time.....just been so swamped with Macon Armory stuff (45,10mm,and 9mm) AR stuff i haven't been able to....Gotta pay the bills. But I am at t point I need to start having more funn and less 60+ hour weeks..... added impetus is I have a 28 cut reciever set that I have earmarked for the 7.62 x 25 bolt and barrel set I have. I am dying to get a Tokarev Tommy runnin....

[APEXgunparts]

My receiver pieces set came in and it looks like I got lucky in getting the set that was used for the photos for the website. It still had the baby powder (or chalk?) in the markings before I scrubbed the pieces down with a gun cleaner and a brush to remove some rust. Very cool!

 

If the markings were chalked then you did receive the set used for the web site photo.

I have more torch cut receiver pieces getting photographed right now.

Today the workshop is also sorting M1 / M1A1 horizontal wood forends.

Most are NOS.

A few have a letter stamped into one end, (D) the majority of what is marked has an "M".

 

Richard