Robgunbuilder

Dave- Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Wonderful stuff.-Rob

I looked at your photos and the US markings look bogus to me. I can't begin to count the number of bogus Hand stamped US markings on just about any possible Military shotgun I've seen. The heat shield is interesting and may in fact be Military. There were a bunch of win. 1200 handguards floating around, that date from the 1970's with only the number 119XXXXXXX on them. They were reportedly replacement handguards for the 1200's but have shown up on M12's M97's. I would not read too much into this gun, just enjoy it for what it is.-Rob

Just wanted to give some positive feedback on the Blackdog machine .22LR conversion kit I just got from tsmgdrumdr. Merle sent the kit tuesday and I had it installed in my 1928 WH in 5 minutes or less. I used the Blackdog machine stick mags and all performed flawlessly! Took it to the range today and ran 300rds of CCI-Mini mags through it without a HITCH! Ran like a clock and grouped 30 rds inside 2 inches offhand!. Merle went the extra mile to make sure I knew exactly what to do and was extremely gracious with his time. This is a super product and a ton of fun! Cant say enough good things!-Rob

Reconbob- Well Said! Yes with the third sear cut, the safety can now be engaged and the bolt wont move either. I read somewhere that the Brits did this to their bolts. Does anyone have any pictures? I think I can now breath easier. I'm always worried when I find evidence that some strange mod has been done to a gun unless it was me who did it!. In any event I've replaced all the internals with GI parts and added the bolt oiler. Thanks for the replies and sorry my original explanation was misleading.-Rob

Reconbob- Thanks for the reply and I think my original description was incorrect and misleading. What I'm attempting to describe is a THIRD sear cut in the BACK of the bolt that allows the safety to be applied with the bolt foreward. This sear cut is shaped exactly like the second one on the bolt with a ramp that as I understand it is for catching the sear in the case of underpowered ammo not cycling the bolt fully. This bolt was blued and the Third sear cut expertly machined into the bolt using a manual mill. Since the bolt was blued and only this new area is bright, I'm assuming they used a carbide endmill. Why someone would go to all this trouble is beyond me.-Rob

Hi All- I'm a new member and new to Thompsons in general. I purchased a West Hurley M1928 recently primarily for shooting. I've fired some 500rds through it and it functions flawlessly with stick and drum magazines. Interestingly, the bolt shows evidence of someone machining a rearward sear cut into it which apparantly stops the bolt from coming foreward when the bolt is in the foreward or closed position. This sear cut has the SAME PROFILE as the sear cut in the front of the bolt! With the bolt in the closed position, the sear can pop up into this ramped cut about .200. and stop where it contacts the machined ledge of the sear cut and stops just like on the foreward sear cut that runs the gun in the open bolt postion. This Third sear cut clearly isnt present on a std Military M1928 bolt. The cut has clearly been expertly machined into the bolt and seems to serve no function other than to stop the bolt from coming foreward once the trigger is released? Was this done potentially as a safety issue? With the bolt foreward, the safety can now be engaged vs with a GI bolt it can't. This bolt is blued except where it was clearly machined. The actuator shows evidence of grinding on the front of it to allow it to hit the hammer.The person I got the gun from never even knew this was done. Does anyone know anything about this type of modification? In any event I have removed all this stuff and replaced the internals with all GI parts.