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I was referred here by a friend. He said maybe you guys can help me out.

I have what I believe is to be one of only a few known in existence V for Victory marked Sparks-Withington manufactured Thompson Submachine gun magazines. Can anyone tell me more about this please. Also what is something like that worth?

 

Thanks guys

New member Cody!

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Cody,

 

Welcome to the forum. The V stamped mags are not common, but they are not rare either. All four of the WWII manufacturers stamped the V on their mags, probably during 1942. Note that the Crosby prototype XXX mag that was evaluated by the military in late 1941 actually had a V stamped at the bottom.

 

Most sellers dont pay any attention to the V stamped mags, so most of us have gotten them when purchasing a group of mags. That said, for those looking to acquire them for a collection, they will often bring a premium of $10-30 over a standard XXX mag.

 

FWIW

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So it is pretty uncommon? That other thread made it sound very hard to find. I know the other V marked mags are common but a Sparks Withington with the V? I also dont see a example in the sticky magazine thread? Edited by Cody805
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Cody,

 

Michael said it well. Granted, Sparks-Withington made the fewest XXX mags of the four manufacturers, but they still made 2.8 million. We have no documentation that tells how long each manufacturer stamped the V on their mags, but they all did it.

 

Roger

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If you want to sell, list it somewhere with a good description. Gunbroker could be an option with and opening bid of what you would like and the possibility of it being bid up.

 

The market is a few Thompson geeks (small subset of Thompson owners) that like this type of stuff. I suspect there are quite a few V marked mags out there. Most Ive bought looking through a pile of mags. None were more than $35. The dealers look at me funny and asked why Im looking through all of them. Similar to wanting a United Specoalities marked XX mag or Israeli marked or soldered holes. All unique mags, but only a handful of folks have any interest in them.

 

That being said, its a neat little wartime Thompson item.

 

Ron

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