Lend Lease Thompsons
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bfryar44
, May 29 2005 08:16 AM
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 08:16 AM
Thought I would share this neat picture that I found over at jouster.com Garand board.
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 08:26 AM
You left out the caption, "All the Thompson's you can carry, 100 quid"
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 09:50 AM
With the smile, his eyes closed and the way he is holding the barrel of that gun, I would say he really likes the feel of a Thompson.
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 01:04 PM
He's smiling because he is holding $150,000 of Thompsons on today's market. 
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 01:37 PM
Caption should read: "I visited Dunkirk and all I got where these Gangster Guns!"
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 08:42 PM
I'd say those chaps have to keep a stiff upper lip. It would be in bad form, indeed, for the good Britisher to show too much glee. 
Thanks for the great picture!
Thanks for the great picture!
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 10:40 PM
twoddle, i'm British and if i had that many Thompsons i'd be all smiles my friend...
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 10:41 PM
Wonderful photo, bfryar44, and one I have not seen before. 
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Posted 29 May 2005 - 10:55 PM
That pic is also in American Thunder, I forget which volume. The humorous one is the pic of the poor guy loading drums by candlelight, in American Thunder II. It looks like someone sneaked up on him with the camera and he wasn't happy about either that or loading the pile of drums!
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Posted 30 May 2005 - 10:06 AM
I wonder why this Thompson has the front grip off? Maybe getting ready for some gunsmithing? Someone cocked the gun and left it like that.
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Posted 30 May 2005 - 03:11 PM
Good point, fellas. I see the gun behind is also sans foregrip. Buttstocks off too. Time for their own mounting (swivels that is...wink!).
