fortyfivecal Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 hello- having seen some of the signatures on board members' post's, i would like to hear your favorite thompson quote, it can be historical or from a movie. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1930sRust Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "Covering fire!!!" Opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan. Not sure if this is really a "Thompson quote" but I always get mentally erect when Hanks and the boys get going in SPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "Covering fire!!!" Opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan. Not sure if this is really a "Thompson quote" but I always get mentally erect when Hanks and the boys get going in SPR. thanks 'Rust, "mentally erect" i'll have to remember that one, lol. and yes, SPR is a rollercoaster, am looking forward to "Pacific" next year. no Hanks in front of the camera, but anything he and Spielberg are involved in i have to see. hopefully, at least in the sections of the series centered around the 'canal, we will see some thompsons in action. thanks for your response, i have a good connection with a laser guy, and am looking for some ideas for stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMerc Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) "The old man's still an artist with a Thompson." - Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing Clip Edited October 24, 2009 by FireMerc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "The old man's still an artist with a Thompson." - Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing Clip that has to be one of the best thompson scenes in a movie, as long as you don't count bullets, great line in a movie too... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "Gimmie that chopper!" - Baby Face Nelson in Oh Brother Where Art Thou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "Gimmie that chopper!" - Baby Face Nelson in Oh Brother Where Art Thou! thanks! i'd forgotten that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 My favorite is "Firepower Is Peace Power." (From a Kilgore Manufacturing Company advertising flyer for the M1 Thompson.) David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21NAVY Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "Here, one would say, is an arm that is useless for sport, cumbrous for self-defense and could not serve any honest purpose, but which in the hands of political fanatics might provoke disaster" H.B.C. Pollard, British Arms Expert writing in the Saturday Evening Post, 1923 Helmer, Gun that made the twenties roar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAS1921AC Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 "Better than 500 slugs in a minute. Now that's something to think about." Ben Gazzara (Capone) showing a Thompson to Harry Guardino (Torrio) in the 1975 movie Capone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 "Better than 500 slugs in a minute. Now that's something to think about." Ben Gazzara (Capone) showing a Thompson to Harry Guardino (Torrio) in the 1975 movie Capone. thanks Dalbert, 21Navy and TAS1921AC, all good ones! i like the mix of historical and film, the laser fella is pretty good with fonts, i can see where using these quotes in old newsprint font, or as taken as a quote would look good on a thompson stand. thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMerc Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 i can see where using these quotes in old newsprint font, or as taken as a quote would look good on a thompson stand. thanks again! Ah, so that's where this is going...what a great idea. Would you just engrave it into the stand, use a brass plate, etc., what were your ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) i can see where using these quotes in old newsprint font, or as taken as a quote would look good on a thompson stand. thanks again! Ah, so that's where this is going...what a great idea. Would you just engrave it into the stand, use a brass plate, etc., what were your ideas? well the thompson is the main attraction, but, when my Dad got sick, ( he was a retired pattern maker ) i spent some time with him woodworking. quality time, and the idea(s) for thompson display stands came up. i've done an acrylic, polished out, an o.d. with military stencil, and have one roughed out that has the thompson signature as a black walnut inlay in a piece of red oak. i just finished a couple for a mauser using a lasered stencil in old german font. that was sprayed onto a piece of pine, and am starting on one for the M1 carbine. to answer your question, i'm going to work with laser etched, inlays, different materials, and simple stencils, individually and together, trying to see how each turns out. i posted asking for ideas for the wording on the stand. the laser tech' can do brass as well, etch glass, etc. one other question to anyone, are there any copies of invoices, bills of shipping, receipts of purchase for the colt thompsons? i think that might look interesting, lased, or stenciled into the base of the stand. thanks to any and all who post their favorites, you've given me some good ideas, and reminded me of a couple. Edited October 25, 2009 by fortyfivecal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpw43 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 From an old Italian movie called "Accattone" "I know what has to be done in Italy. Lincoln freed the slaves... but our rulers caused slavery. With a tommy gun in my hand there'd be few left!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUTTERRATT Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 " ALRIGHT I BELIEVE YA, BUT MY TOMMYGUN DON'T " Home alone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billatlanta Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 The one that sticks in my mind, is a newspaper reporter refers to the new Thompson "Machinegun" now being used by gangsters is a new " diabolical engine of death. " ( I think that is dead on, and very well written.) Pretty neat engine in my opinion. Dictionary defines diabolical as " fiendish." Pretty well sums it up. I think he was trying to be derogatory, but I thought it was a great compliment. Not exactly where I saw that, maybe one of the books, but the term stuck with me. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Ploughboy Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 "You can hold it in your hands, just like a baby." Paul Muni in the original Scarface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) jpw43, Gutterratt, billatlanta, Merry Ploughboy, thanks! i do appreciate it. i'd started only with " hey, gimme back my thompson". thanks to all who have chimed in with new suggestions. __________________ can anyone point me to where i'd find a copy of a colt shipping invoice, or, a receipt of purchase for a 1921 model? i think that might also look good stenciled on a stand. i have the platform, i just am looking for ways to to give them each a nice touch that compliments the thompson resting on it. thanks again for the input! DM Edited October 25, 2009 by fortyfivecal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) Here's one more: "All right, we're gonna play a little game. I'm sure you all know it. It's called Simon Says. And this here is Simon!" Shelley Winters as Ma Barker in Roger Corman's "Bloody Mama." Edited October 25, 2009 by anticus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Here's one more: "All right, we're gonna play a little game. I'm sure you all know it. It's called Simon Says. And this here is Simon!" Shelley Winters as Ma Barker in Roger Corman's "Bloody Mama." thanks anticus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 THE MOST EFFECTIVE PORTABLE FIREARM IN EXISTENCE ...from the cover of the 1921 Auto-Ordnance Corporation catalog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) THE MOST EFFECTIVE PORTABLE FIREARM IN EXISTENCE ...from the cover of the 1921 Auto-Ordnance Corporation catalog... thanks TD! i like the perspective of the original advertisement(s), your post go's along well with "fire power is peace power". Edited October 25, 2009 by fortyfivecal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostminer Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 "Gimme back my Thompson" Audie Murphy in "To Hell and Back" You might remember he had borrowed a Garand to do some long range stuff and uttered the above quote when he got back to his squad. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyfivecal Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 "Gimme back my Thompson" Audie Murphy in "To Hell and Back" You might remember he had borrowed a Garand to do some long range stuff and uttered the above quote when he got back to his squad. Gary thanks lostminer, that one is a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) " ALRIGHT I BELIEVE YA, BUT MY TOMMYGUN DON'T " Home alone 2 Don't forget about this scene used in the original Home Alone movie.... Edited October 26, 2009 by Norm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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