Ernest Hemingway Photos

[hrt4me]

Ernest Hemingway photos

http://www.antiquefishingreels.com/photos/fishing/big/MVC-085L.JPG

[Ron Mills]

I've seen one of him sitting with his Thompson, his Panama hat, and I think his grandson. One of our members here has that picture below his forum name...don't remember who right now.

[Norm]

Hawkeye Joe uses this photo as his Avitar.

[Ron Mills]

Thanks, Norm. I have a good memory, it's just not very long http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif

[Grey Crow]

I just found another photo in the 25th anniversary edition of Sporting Classics Magazine July / August edition 2006.

 

http://home.ptd.net/~wolfen/photos/heming.jpg

[full auto 45]

Many of those original photos were destroyed in a fire at "The Complete Angler" in Bimini earlier this year. That is where he stayed for awhile.

He is firing the Thompson of the docks in Bimini.

[ACARLG]

The gunfight from TO HAVE AND TO HAVE NOT, Chapter 1

 

As they turned out of the door to the right, I saw a closed car come across the square toward them. The first thing a pane of glass went and the bullet smashed into the row of bottles on the showcase wall to the right. I heard the gun going and, bop, bop, bop, there were bottles smashing all along the wall.

 

I jumped behind the bar on the left side and could see looking over the edge. The car was stopped and there were two fellows crouched down by it. One had a Thompson gun and the other had a sawed-off automatic shotgun. The one with the Thompson gun was a nigger. The other had a chauffeur's white duster on.

 

One of the boys was spread out on the sidewalk, face down, just outside the big window that was smashed. The other two were behind one of the Tropical beer ice wagons that was stopped in front of the Cunard bar next door. One of the ice-wagon horses was down in the harness, kicking, and the other was plunging his head off.

 

One of the boys shot from the rear corner of the wagon and it ricocheted off the sidewalk. The nigger with the Tommy gun got his face almost into the street and gave the back of the wagon a burst from underneath and sure enough one came down, falling toward the sidewalk with his head above the curb. He flopped there, putting his hands over his head, and the chauffeur shot at him with the shotgun while the nigger put in a fresh pan; but it was a long shot. You could see the buckshot marks all over the sidewalk like silver splatters.

 

The other fellow pulled the one who was hit back by the legs to behind the wagon, and I saw the nigger getting his face down on the paving to give them another burst. Then I saw old Pancho come around the corner of the wagon and step into the lee of the horse that was still up. He stepped clear of the horse, his face white as a dirty sheet, and got the chauffeur with the big Luger he had; holding it in both hands to keep it steady. He shot twice over the nigger's head, coming on, and once low.

 

He hit a tire on the car because I saw dust blowing in a spurt on the street as the air came out, and at ten feet the nigger shot him in the belly with the Tommy gun, with what must have been the last shot in it because I saw him throw it down, and old Pancho sat down hard and went over forwards. He was trying to come up, still holding onto the Luger, only he couldn't get his head up, when the nigger took the shotgun that was lying against the wheel of the car by the chauffeur and blew the side of his head off. Some nigger.

[Ron Mills]

I recently played a gig at a restaurant by the name of "Key Wester" in a Chicago suburb, where they hve many pics of Papa, but none with the Thompson. I mentioned that to the manager, and he looked at me like I was from Mars...maybe I am http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/blink.gif

[rpbcps]

Maybe off topic, I was reading an extract of a book called "The Gun in Politics: An Analysis of Irish Political Conflict, 1916-1986", in which it mentions Hemingway and his novel, 'To Have and Have Not'. 'The Gun in politics' was referring to the M1921 with serial number 66, that is pictured on the front cover of the 1960's Penguin edition of 'To Have and Have Not'.

 

They author informs me that the M1921, serial number 66, was possibly the M1921 given to the British Government in 1921 in the hope of obtaining further orders. He goes on to say that, at the time of publication, that M1921 serial number 66 was owned by Bapty & Co of London. Bapty do sell on some of their stock from time to time however, as the seller of a former IRA US 1928A1 I bought, informed me he purchased the deactivation from Bapty & Co.

 

Stay Safe

Richard

[Dolphinvet]

Does anyone know which Thompson Hemingway owned (serial number), if it's still around, etc?

[rpbcps]

Maybe off topic, I was reading an extract of a book called "The Gun in Politics: An Analysis of Irish Political Conflict, 1916-1986", in which it mentions Hemingway and his novel, 'To Have and Have Not'. 'The Gun in politics' was referring to the M1921 with serial number 66, that is pictured on the front cover of the 1960's Penguin edition of 'To Have and Have Not'.

serial 66.jpg

 

They author informs me that the M1921, serial number 66, was possibly the M1921 given to the British Government in 1921 in the hope of obtaining further orders. He goes on to say that, at the time of publication, that M1921 serial number 66 was owned by Bapty & Co of London. Bapty do sell on some of their stock from time to time however, as the seller of a former IRA US 1928A1 I bought, informed me he purchased the deactivation from Bapty & Co.

 

Stay Safe

Richard

 

My curiosity got the better of me, so I contacted Bapty & Co and they sent me this reply to my question on the M1921:

"We still have this Thompson. However, it has been re stamped No. 66 as all the original numbers were ground off - even under the fore grip. The original number is not known. It is also in very poor condition and has been converted for blank firing only."

 

The US 1928A1 mentioned above also had the original serial numbers ground off, something common with IRA weapons and the number '14' stamped onto it, which is the number that appears on the deactivation certificate.

 

Stay safe

Richard

[TD.]

Richard,

You may want to see if Babty's will send you picture of NO 66 or let you take a look at it. The book cover with a picture of NO 66 shows no signs of a serial number being ground-off and re-applied. I can not speak for Photoshopping a picture but this is an early edition of this book by Penguin so I am not sure that would even be a possibility. Or know a reason why it would be done. There appears to be some type of miscommunication involving NO 66 somewhere!

[rpbcps]

Richard,

You may want to see if Babty's will send you picture of NO 66 or let you take a look at it. The book cover with a picture of NO 66 shows no signs of a serial number being ground-off and re-applied. I can not speak for Photoshopping a picture but this is an early edition of this book by Penguin so I am not sure that would even be a possibility. Or know a reason why it would be done. There appears to be some type of miscommunication involving NO 66 somewhere!

 

Indeed, I thought the same thing myself and I have already sent an email asking if they can supply a photo of their example. Unfortunately, I will be travelling to North Africa early next week, so would not have time to visit and take a look at it, if they agreed, until early January when I am back in England.

 

We'll see what they come back with photo wise in the mean time.

Stay safe

Richard