gijive Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 First Pic with Airborne troops most interesting. Three reasons, 1. Interesting magazine system configuration, 2. modified grip on forearm, 3. ! Notice the stock on this 28, it has the cross-bolt reinforcement modification, (?) supposedly, this wasn't done during wartime, yet here is the Pic. Anyone have info on this pic, unit and/or timeframe? Which post and which pic are your mentioning?TSMGguy, Here is the picture he is referring to: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubmarinerFan Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Here are a few Chinese Thompsons from the Peoples Military Museum I visited sometime 10 years ago while in Beijing. Yes, the Chinese made their own, one was a 7.62mm variant, I believe built in Shanxi. The other, with the swivel on buttstock and barrel were made .45 caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) M3Bobby mentioned an article on the Chinese Thompson.Seems to me I recall an article by Dan Shea in SAR many years ago....with several great pics.Now I gotta go digging..... Edited April 10, 2020 by john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 That reminds me - one of my favorite lines from The Magnificent Seven Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 That reminds me - one of my favorite lines from The Magnificent Seven BobHere's a couple of pics that Eli Wallach signed for me from that great film. He played the Mexican bandito "Calvera". By the time he made "The Good The Bad and the Ugly" 6 years later, he had already laid the groundwork for portraying the great part of "Tuco". Mike Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hammer Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Getting back to Thompsons, here's a photo of mine showing some Thompson use to bring down a Jap sniper. Mike Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) The Good, Bad and Ugly was a classic.A lot of very inaccurate gun info, especially the percussion revolver with cartridges, but still great. Tuco could have said::"Eh, Blondie! Maybe next time I do the cutting, eh?Eef I had a Thompson the cutting would be a lot easier"! Edited April 12, 2020 by john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M40scoutsniper Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 I love a converted 1851 navy to cartridge. I got to thinking today that once all this COVID business is over I will try to link up with the head historian for Fort Benning down at the National Infantry Museum. I wanna see if I can sweet talk my way into going through their TSMGs documenting them, photographing them, and go through their archives of photos. I was extremely fortunate to make friends when I helped map out some WW1 training areas I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgvince Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 One thing I find interesting is that there are few photos of magazine pouches being worn. I know a lot of the photos are non combat action photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 First Pic with Airborne troops most interesting. Three reasons, 1. Interesting magazine system configuration, 2. modified grip on forearm, 3. ! Notice the stock on this 28, it has the cross-bolt reinforcement modification, (?) supposedly, this wasn't done during wartime, yet here is the Pic. Anyone have info on this pic, unit and/or timeframe? Which post and which pic are your mentioning?TSMGguy, Here is the picture he is referring to: Thompson Airborne.jpgThanks! I think we'd need a better, more detailed pic to conclude that that's a standard M1928A1 stock reinforcing bolt. In the meantime, the best info we have states that these were all made as spare parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M40scoutsniper Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 The last photo doesnt have any TSMGs in it, but grabbed my attention due to the Marine holding the BAR with what looks like a Monitor muzzle device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 One thing I find interesting is that there are few photos of magazine pouches being worn. I know a lot of the photos are non combat action photos. A couple of years ago I was scouring the web for pictures of M3 and M3A1 Grease Guns.I noted in a lot of cases the extra magazines were kept in Soldiers pockets.Reading more about it I found the 30 round magazine bag (with shoulder strap) was only issued to tanks.That was still the case in the 1980's on the M60 series tanks I served on.I saw some 30 round mags stuffed into 20 rd pouches.Generally it seems the Soldiers with SMG's were left to their own means to find ways to carry extra mags.Mostly I didn't see Soldier's with many spare mags either. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Vietnam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJX Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Vietnam Interesting how many photos I have seen of Thompson’s in Vietnam with no buttstock.More than I have noticed from World War II. Is that because it was less of a primary weapon in Vietnam and more used for close quarters? A PDW? A few months ago I asked a Vietnam vet what types of submachineguns he observed in Vietnam (we were not talking about Thompson’s at the time). He said that he saw quite a few Thompson’s, usually with the butt stock removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) M44 jacket on that guy, too.....maybe early 60's.Friend of mine was there 1967-68 and drove a supply truck.He dumped his M16 for a '28 Thompson that he bought from a Marine who was going home ($20.00) with three 30 round sticks and no buttstock. Said he cleaned it and it ran perfectly.He said it and his 1911A1 were "just right" for CQ truck guns.He said he sold it when he went home for....$20.00! Edited April 12, 2020 by john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintilian Posted April 14, 2020 Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 More Nam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle3 Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Thanks for sharing. Many pics that I haven’t seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle3 Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Thanks for sharing. Many pics that I haven’t seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) This is a screen shot i took from a you tube video. I believe these soldiers are Polish home guard.The guy on the far right has a Beretta 38/42.These guys stole V2 rocket components from the germans in 1944 and on a daring mission the Britts sent a C46 to Krakow Poland to pick up the parts. Edited April 24, 2020 by Petroleum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) I know you see a lot of Germans with Thompsons, but I also see quite a bit of footage of Russians with MP-40s. I guess you make use of what you can get. Welcome to this forum!Here is an old post with some pictures of German troops with Thompsons http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20703&hl=germans Have you seen any other photos of Germans with Thompsons, if so I would be grateful f you could post them, I am always looking for photos I have not seen before. M40scoutsniper, some good photos there, welcome to the forum Stay safeRichard Edited April 24, 2020 by rpbcps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas.hondo Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Always liked the Raider with 1928A1/w Drum. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmott Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) I haven’t seen this Thompson(s) photo with General Patton before and a dude with a 1928 in Korea. Courtesy of the NFATCA Facebook page. Edited June 24, 2020 by cbmott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halftrack Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Looks like the foreign Attache in the landing craft has his helmet on backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmott Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 Another add from the NFATCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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