Not mine, just saw it posted. I am bought out.
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Fyi:wts: Colt Navy Thompson Very Good $24,000
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, Feb 24 2005 10:00 AM
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 10:00 AM
For sale; one 1928 overstamp Colt Navy Thompson. This is the Colt 1921 Thompson that the US Navy adopted as the model 1928. The original finish retains about 90% blue and the stocks show about 70% finish. The forward vertical grip has been refinished or replaced. This gun is priced at $24,000 and is registered on form 3 in Fla. Please remove nospam to email for further information.
Not mine, just saw it posted. I am bought out.
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Not mine, just saw it posted. I am bought out.
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 01:50 PM
This guy had listed it for $22,500 back in late October.
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 02:46 PM
He sent me pictures, the gun is pretty rough.
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 02:49 PM
gunrunner,
Can you post the pics? If not e-mail them to me & I'll post them.
Can you post the pics? If not e-mail them to me & I'll post them.
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 03:53 PM
Rough? It's supposed to be 90%!!!!
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 10:28 PM
Rough?
Probably so if it hasn't sold in low 20's since October. I want a Colt 21A like everyone else but I stopped to look at the ad nonetheless.
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Probably so if it hasn't sold in low 20's since October. I want a Colt 21A like everyone else but I stopped to look at the ad nonetheless.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 07:02 AM
What's going on here? Usually when something doesn't sell, you lower the price. The Thompson world raises their's. I've seen this happen several times. There's not even a respectable time gap between ads, so you can blame market inflation.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 07:51 AM
They raise the price so they can come down to what they want! Dos'nt seem to work.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 10:50 AM
Here's the pics gunrunner e-mailed me.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 10:53 AM
90% - yeah right. If that's 90%, mine is a 150% gun.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 02:50 PM
You guys have it all wrong - 90% of the Colt gun is there, the front vertical grip has been replaced 
The condition, that is something else. 
The condition, that is something else.
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 03:02 PM
So guys, what's this thing worth? 20K in todays market?
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 03:15 PM
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How can you tell the vertical foregrip has been replaced by looking at these pictures? This is not meant to be sarcastic but I would like to learn as much as I can about identifing the colt Thompsons as I continue to look toward buying one this year. Thanks Rob
How can you tell the vertical foregrip has been replaced by looking at these pictures? This is not meant to be sarcastic but I would like to learn as much as I can about identifing the colt Thompsons as I continue to look toward buying one this year. Thanks Rob
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 03:29 PM
| QUOTE (rkr @ Feb 25 2005, 03:15 PM) |
| How can you tell the vertical foregrip has been replaced by looking at these pictures? |
In my opinion, that is the original front grip for a Colt Thompson. Apparently someone affixed some sort of attachment to the bottom of the grip to act as a sling swivel possibly? It's hard to tell if the grip has been refinished, from the photos provided, but the contours and size are correct for a genuine Colt era Thompson. The whole gun looks original to me, although obviously it should be inspected in person.
