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Thank you Hans, I’ll give these a try and let you know if I get stuck. Ron

Yeah, I'm in no rush. Yes, they are out there and yes it does take time for those to have them...to let them go!

Yes, I believe so. Type A was a designation given to different MP40 magazine types by The Schmeisser Myth author.

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Morphy's gives an honest description including all the inconsistencies, then tells the bidders to "make your own judgment." That SHOULD be a huge red flag but.... They then say that it is "absolutely among the most desirable" specimens and list an expected price that is aspirational at best. It's a nice TUBE gun, nothing more

Morphy’s has really dropped the ball with this auction….blew estimates that are WAY low and now coming out guns that are not what they make it seem to be.

It's a tube gun that was cobbled together from more than one donor. Whether Erb manufactured the receiver or "manufactured" the paperwork we'll never know. Erb may have intentionally put the impossible date on it as a caveat to possible future buyers; we'll never know that either. The flat sided mag housing adds a very small value to this one vs. every other tube gun in the Registry. The $25-40K estimated price is pure Scheisse. It probably shouldn't hammer much over $20-22K but someone will ignore the warnings in Morphy's description and overbid accordingly

I also noticed that listing last night and it’s definitely “enhanced” with the 1939 date. Too bad, really. Not much collector value but I’ll still try to snag it if the price is right. It would still make a nice shooter.

If they are it's a collector's term, not one the Germans used.

I thought it would be a hard task, but I've always been an optimist. 😂

Ive worked on 4 guns now with the frts. Two guns that I did all my standard thompson upgrades worked good for me. (So thats upgrade cost. Plus frt cost, plus frt installation and testing $635). One had out of battery problems. 4th gun worked fine for me, but back to owner, hes getting out of battery split cases. We are trying a few more things. If your undecided, maybe wait another week or three for a bit more time to see if we can get best function.

thanks to everyone for their input. I guess the next step is to get them listed lol

I have 3 or so of them, they appear to be made of aluminum. Looking to find out how rare they are and a value? Are they maybe Helo gunship cans of some kind?

I am always on the look out for 27-40 mags and a loader as well ! Just throwing it out there

I'll keep my eyes peeled......

Agreed, since guntube got popular in the early 2010s MGs are known by everyone, no longer an esoteric interest. Thats how I found out about what type of guns you could own when I was very young. I hope sometime here with the new ATF director and enough pressure a 922(o) repeal preceded by an amnesty will happen.

To confirm what I knew even MORE I just saw on a different website another MP40 tube registered by the same guy lol.

The "extremely desirable" classification by the cataloguer cracked me up.......it a tube gun...............

Many of the restrictions that appear silly to use are the result of the range having to deal with mishaps from ignorant, reckless or just stupid people on the line. It curtails a lot of fun activities that would be safe with responsible and knowledgable shooters.

...not with a 10' pole. I'd choose another MP-40.

Cheaper than 28k for a registered select fire. All relative my friend. My state has banned FRT so a no go for me but if I lived in another state that allowed, would go for it.

I'm looking for a nice condition 1928a1 Savage late war (L-sight, smooth barrel) parts kit. I would offer a trade with a Swedish K parts kit (up or down with cash kicker) if anyone has a Thompson kit that they'd consider trading? I also have some parts for other MGs (some stuff left - I downsized about a year ago) if you have a nice 28 kit.

Finding a separate strap for these is practically impossible to find but if you do let us know.

Hi Chuck The photo we’re referring to looks very typical of those times with high profile gangsters being ‘put on show’ in this way. I’ll be buying a copy of ‘ Fred Killer Burke’ The Hunt for the Most Dangerous Man Alive’ on your recommendation as your in depth knowledge on this topic and such like is encyclopaedic it’s fair to say. I have another photo that will interest you I’m sure. You may not have seen it, it’s on another post so I’ll show it you now. The back side tells the story so I’ll let you read it for yourself. Thanks again for your warm generosity in expanding on that single photo of that arms cache to such high level of detail it is very much appreciated and has been an education in the whole St Valentines Day Massacre affair. JD

Hiya Ron, if their direct contact armax@helios.house didn't work out, you could probably talk to Caitlin Fitz Gerald to set you up: caitlin@helios.house You should also be able to get it via https://www.headstamppublishing.com/armax even though the volume in question isn't displayed. See https://www.headstamppublishing.com/contact. Headstamp have a marvelous selection of other stuff as well Frankly, some of these contacts have been on the slow side in the past (I understand these are side gigs for most of the folks involved), but I have always gotten a response, even if I had to wait a bit. If none of these work tell me and I'll talk directly to the editors (who don't handle sales but can investigate ...). Cheers HANS