marfen Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hi all, I am a newb when it comes to the Thompson SMG's. Wondering thoughts on the color of this actuator? Thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Looks good to me. You'll occasionally see a purplish tint on blued steel if the temperature of the bluing salts bath varied from that recommended. The entire receiver on my M1928A1 has a dark eggplant color to it. It's original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marfen Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks for replying TSMGguy. I hoped that may be the case. I have a Beretta pistol that is similar and have seen photos of other guns with a purple/brown hue to the metal and understood that to be the reason. Not being that familiar with Thompsons though I guess I just wanted confirmation it wasn't something else. Haven't seen other photos on the web with such a thing on Thompsons. I like the look actually. Kind of a dual tone look to it. It's a deactivated Thompson in Canada. Pretty much has to be deactivated these days, but is an older DeWat with removable/moving parts and appears to be well done. A few additional photos...thanks again! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Looks really good! The smooth paddle style safety, pivot, and actuator are appropriate for the serial number range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marfen Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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