PMDW Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I have a few questions on the 1921 and 1928. Do the receivers for the two differ in any way other than markings? And what type of finish were the majority of 1921s/1928s shipped with? Parkerized? Blued? Which model was more popular in the 20's-30s? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 PMDW, All 15,000 Colt TSMG's were blued and were all model 1921. The 1928 Navy is a 1921 with a different actuator, spring/buffer, and then an "8" is stamped over the "1" making it look like a "B". As far as popularity, the 1928 model became much more popular, especially for the FBI, but obviously, up until 1928, the 1921 was the only game in town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 smoker Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Just to add to what Arthur posted,... the 21 & 28 Colts were blued, but the early production Savage 28s were more of a black matte finish and they clearly marked 1928 and produced in late 1939 and early 1940, most went overseas,out. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromFL Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 QUOTE (21 smoker @ Feb 23 2004, 07:25 PM) Just to add to what Arthur posted,... the 21 & 28 Colts were blued, but the early production Savage 28s were more of a black matte finish and they clearly marked 1928 and produced in late 1939 and early 1940, most went overseas,out. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif Good point... It is hard to see the difference when viewed separately, but compare them together and you can see the hint of blue one only sees on a Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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