1 reply to this topic

[mat]

Does anyone know the origin of thes thompson M1/M1a1 that could have a 50rnds drum mags?

See on a british shop:

http://www.deactivat...ompson_m1a1.htm

and a another one on a french forum:

http://militariacoll...opic.php?t=2681

thank you for your answer and sorry for my bad english.

[Bill in VA]

Speculating on the origin of these two M1s' drum cuts would be like trying to count angels on a pin head, but FWIW, it's not difficult operation to make the mods. As an aside, when I was in England this past summer, I found a place near South Moulton that had deac'd '28 TSMGs at £450, IIRC. They had a several of them and all were as nice and cherry-looking as could be, these guns being some of the Lend-Lease '28s originally given to the USSR.

Edited by Bill in VA, 28 September 2005 - 05:27 PM.