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    Confederate, Kentucky
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    Thompsons, obviously. Proud West Hurley 1928 and Savage M1 owner, cave explorer, and KSP trooper (retired). Also interested in 1920-1930 American history. I appreciate all Thompson models and their owners.

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  1. I just heard about this picture. It caused quite the controversy, and may leftists minds were melted. I don't know much about Mr. Massie, but it would appear there is a Thompson in his family! I'd love to know more about it. R
  2. Ha! I never noticed but the patterns are slightly different. No relation between Maxim owner and the lady. R
  3. My Maxim pal sent me a few more images for the record. He's considering "carving out" a section of the tube and turning it into a neat display piece. I guess this would essentially demil the silencer? It would leave the baffles intact. Anyway, more pics...
  4. I'll never get to lay eyes on it. Too far away. And I told her that without a stamp, it's a paperweight. Isn't it possible it is papered? R
  5. I know of a widow who has a registered CZ Sa 26 7.62x25 submachine gun. She's familiar with the process of ATF transfer. But she reached out to me for an approximate value. I don't think she plans on selling it but is curious. Now I am too but have not been able to find any of these that have sold recently. Or at all. Know nothing about them. I haven't seen it up close but I suspect it may be a REWAT. She says she has ATF paperwork, though she's still going through safes and files for it. Thoughts? R
  6. Thanks for the responses. I went back up and edited the OP to include more information from the tube itself and some more images. No IRS number or stamp on it. I'm sure it was legally purchased in the 20's and handed down, down, down... Can you all think of any other site I could share the info with to get even more information? Any Maxxim experts left in the world? It has no use to him obviously, but I understand the nature of the beast as it is... R
  7. A close friend of mine has been charged with seeing to the effects of a deceased uncle. He came across this curiosity. I wanted to run it past the group here for any insight. All he says he can see on it is: MAXIM CER CAL MOD 1923 PATENTS PENDING MAX...SIL...ER CO HARTFORD...USA Further he says of the tube: In large red letters "With coupling cap and tool" and "To_______________" And small green letters "Winchester" and "Stevens". There is more text but it is illegible. He says there is a design or letters at the top of the faded tube label also in green. There is no stamp. There is also text that might read: "Rem Model 12A". It's well worn. I know very little about Maxim silencers. Caliber? Registered NFA? Contraband? He has no idea where it came from. I think he even Googled the paper container to discover what it was. R
  8. Knob Creek Shoot ending... https://www.wdrb.com/news/machine-gun-shoot-to-end-in-bullitt-county-after-50-years/article_3df7617e-fb07-11eb-ab6a-4b231d5cab7c.html?fbclid=IwAR1MCENoGO5J2vs7Tu6U0vWnxyhIg9NNEjPX2Vido4oqDc7e4YF7n-P-fPk
  9. My reference to PK was misunderstood. What I meant was, inside every original WH gun is a PK masterpiece waiting to come out! That is definitely NOT a PK'd gun... R
  10. Do you mean the hand grip or the horizontal foregrip? And why? R It has an aftermarket vertical foregrip. The buttstock has the British sling swivel modification AL 464. Is what's on mine.
  11. Hope I didn't post this up years ago! Seeing ScottieBooth's post has prompted me to post up pictures of a friends gun (consequently I blacked out out the serial number). It is S-512XXX. I assumed it was a Lend-Lease gun. Everything appears original, but I'll defer to your collective expertise on that. The wood is very unusual. Note the screws in the buttstock. The grip seems to have been chiseled at, and there are unusual marks on the right side of the horizontal foregrip. All parts are S Savage as far as I can tell. Smooth actuator and both fire control levers are smooth. Looks very similar to the one in ATII, pp. 189. Smooth bbl and patched sling swivel hole with placement on the side. It appears to have the flaming bomb, R.L.B., GEG, but no crown. Also there is a weird "A L 497" stamped beside the serial number. And an Interarms import stamp. The gun was bought by a Trooper here in KY back in the 70's (I think) for about $168! Any thoughts? R
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