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At the FAQ section of this board, the picture of three TSMGs at the very start shows a '21A as the first item.

 

On the autoweapons.com site there are a number of TSMGs for sale. One is a '21/28 overstamp, another is a '21AC. If you are really serious and don't mind paying what I consider to be a premium price, you may wish to consider the guns available from autoweapons.com.

 

Good luck with your film.

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Rent one from Stembridge Gun Rentals. Lots cheaper. If you are lookin to own and collect, get a 28 Stampover (aka 1928 Navy Overstamp).

 

They are by far the most valuable, collectable Tommy Guns.

 

Plan on purchasing a 98% or better gun, with accessories. Never use 30 round stick mags in a gangster gun in a movie, it was not correct for the era. Use drums for the best effect.

 

Budget 30K for the gun and accessories if you follow my advice. That's why your better off calling Stembridge.

 

Jr

 

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ReEnactments, Early Thirties Crime, which performs throughout Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Among other armament, the group has three 21s and a WH, all adapted to fire blanks as well as live ammo (not in the same show!).

 

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ahigbee/DenisonGroup.jpg

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ahigbee/ThreeBeforeShow.jpg

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ahigbee/CarCropped.jpg

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ahigbee/CarFrontFar.jpg

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ahigbee/ExitingCar.jpg

 

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Also please try and keep your bursts realistic in the movie, and showing reloading is cool. It is just agitating to see a well filmed movie and then see some idiot screwed up an ovious detail. like Tom hanks in road to perdition, the asembly of the thompson whas slightly flawed but the 1911 shooting from the hammer down position really turned me off. Make sure you don't have the actuator forward on the thompson and dub in shots.

 

you might want to have these guns in movie....

 

1921 Thompson

1911 auto, the 1911A1 was not avalible until 1927....

Colt New Service

Colt Friz special, cool factory variation with a 2" barrel andthe front of the trigger guard cut away

BAR

Colt monitor, a comercial BAR with shorter barel and a neat compinsator.

S&W M&P

S&W Hand ejector

Colt 1903 Pocket model

Browning 1900 auto, Theadore Rosevelt had one, the recoil spring is above barrel. It looks like a double barreled auto

Savage automatic

Winchester 97 pump gun

 

BB

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Isn't Stembridge out of biz? I thought I'd heard or read that they are not around anymore. They were the kings of MG movie rentals, for certain. Tracie Hill told me once that most every Thompson in their inventory was used in the final scene of the "Dick Tracy" movie.
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$195 a week on the rental really doesn't sound that bad. If you look at a movie that would cost a few million to make, then you rent out your firearms for the few days it would take to shoot a scene, it may not be all that bad. Hey if you need someone to help instruct the actor(s) on how to properly shoot the things.....let me know. I could take a few days off work. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/cool.gif
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QUOTE (full auto 45 @ Oct 29 2003, 10:19 PM)
$195 a week on the rental really doesn't sound that bad. If you look at a movie that would cost a few million to make, then you rent out your firearms for the few days it would take to shoot a scene, it may not be all that bad.

How about the production company buying blank firing reproductions for $600@, using them as long as they need to and then slapping them up on ebay with a $400 reserve and a certification of authenticity that they were used in .

 

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Aren't you worried about using a genuine Thompson on a film set? It could easily get damaged. Why not go for a replica like the MGC 1921 Thompson. All metal and wood construction, nearly identical to the real thing at a fraction of the price and fires blanks too! (plastic cap type) Anyway, here a pic of my MGC.

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1067954474__MGCTHOMPSON.jpg

 

 

 

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