ordnanceguy Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Gentlemen: This gun had been busted and out of action for about 30+ years. Yeah, I know, that's crazy but the owner, a buddy of mine, had other things to shoot and never made it a priority to get it back in action. One of the other guns we regularly shot was a M1928A1 that is in beautiful shape. My pal was finally persuaded, over the course of years, to get this one fixed and make it the shooter, and thus allow the M1928A1 to ease into semi-retirement. This one is a bit of a pooch, and purists will no doubt be offended. However, it has the tax stamp. It now runs beautifully. We put about 200 rounds through it on New Year's Day without a single failure. This gun has a lot of miles on it. Many, many years ago it had been used in a crime. When the owner at the time no longer had a need for it it was recovered. The former owner, a real mastermind, had chosen to remove almost every marking on it. It has, of course, been refinished and rather poorly at that. And no, my pal had nothing to do with any of that. It was registered in the 1968 amnesty. Since the serial had been removed it had a 4-digit IRS serial number affixed to it. Yeah, I know, it's appearance and mods will make the purists want to puke. Nonetheless, it is still a functioning, NFA tax-paid weapon that can be shot without worrying about scratching it. It is indeed ugly but it has been returned to life and my pal is very pleased. We are now planning our next trip to the range. Regards,Charlie Edited January 6, 2018 by ordnanceguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) being a crime gun w/ #s sanded off gives it its own history is the previous owner anyone remotely famous? id document him as much as possible id replace the incorrect parts which could be done for minimal costs...sell the existing parts Edited January 7, 2018 by huggytree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Militaria CII Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Where is the IRS number stamped on the receiver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnanceguy Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Where is the IRS number stamped on the receiver? On the bottom of the receiver just forward of where the magazine inserts. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnanceguy Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 being a crime gun w/ #s sanded off gives it its own history is the previous owner anyone remotely famous? id document him as much as possible id replace the incorrect parts which could be done for minimal costs...sell the existing parts Yeah, I'd replace the parts too, but getting my pal to do that sort of thing is a very slow process. It took me years of cajoling just to get him to fix it. He is concerned hardly at all with the fine points like "correct" parts but is really pleased that it is back in functioning condition. The bad guy who lost possession of this gun was a third rate, two-bit punk and certainly nobody famous, except maybe in his own mind. This was in the early 1960s. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Hope this isnt a stupid question but they made 1928s with the charging handle on the side like the M1s?? Edited January 7, 2018 by Petroleum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppgcowboy Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 28 lower, m1/m1a1 upper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Looks like a good shooter. Why change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Talking about two different guns?1928A1 going into semi-retirement.M1 with 28 lower out of 30 yr. retirement. Edited January 8, 2018 by shadycon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av8tr Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 And a finned barrel with Cutts. He did say "Franken-Thompson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hope this isnt a stupid question but they made 1928s with the charging handle on the side like the M1s?? Every once in a while you run across an M1 or M1A1 receiver that is festooned with 28 parts in a sad attempt to give the gun a "make-over" They would even sometimes cut a slot in the receiver to take drums, which pretty much ruins the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hope this isnt a stupid question but they made 1928s with the charging handle on the side like the M1s?? you could probably sell the existing parts for a similar price to the parts youd need to buy to make it correct....and would increase the value of the gun you could even get someone to restamp all the markings back on ill bet....bring it up to a $19-20k gun or in todays crazy marked ask $25 and come up with a nutty story someone may find this gun desirable for its criminal past and find the ground off markings a neat part of history.... id still swap the parts though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I'd trade my Reising for it. I have all the extras to make it right again, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06AngusSG Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 If that was all I could afford or get my hands on to enter into the FA Thompson club I would take it any day... Beautiful to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawk64 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 If you think about it....the m1 is more simple than the 28. The ability to remove the stock for concealed carry was addressed with the 28 lower. The cutts gives it a little more control. Actually this is not such a bad configuration if you are in the crime business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightguy Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Its a Thompson that runs ?Sounds beautiful to me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgvince Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Muts are the best dogs. That would be great to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin601 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 There is nothing there that can be fixed, but why? If it works it's not broken, kind of looks like a field repaired gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Its a lunch pail thompson...i like it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhunter Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 It's a model shop hybrid prototype, it was painted black to disguise it. Once we removed the black paint it was discovered it had never even made it to being serial numbered due to the war ending. We found it in a time capsule just before we imploded the building. We ran immediately to have it serial numbered then went next door and amnesty registered it on the last day.......buy it now 50K. Thank me later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piep Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 It's a working Thompson and in this date and times I would take it and give it a loving home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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