https://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?/discover/MachineGunBoards.com Forums - All ActivityenInterested in buying or building a Beretta 38A, either pre-86 dealer sample or transferable. I currently have a post-sample 38A and have discussed with a few friends the possibility of using a transferable or pre-86 38/42-style receiver as the basis for a 38A build. My post-sample gun could potentially serve as the parts donor, with the receiver being the main replacement. If you know of one for sale, or have one you would consider selling, please reach out. Also, I hope this is the appropriate place to post this. If not, please let me know and I will take it down. Thanks! Chris Arma15.com 07/02Thu, 21 May 2026 15:59:51 +0000All the BEST!Thu, 21 May 2026 15:58:39 +0000Glad to hear you are doing well Paul. Thank you from myself and all of the Board members here for all the years of great TSMG work. You are very much appreciated! All the Chris H.Thu, 21 May 2026 15:57:47 +0000Thu, 21 May 2026 15:17:53 +0000The type of verdigris and corrosion shown on the “brass” hardware yet very clean canvas is also another giveaway to reproduction materials. Often the canvas causes accelerated corrosion to the metal components. My vote is fantasy reproduction. RonThu, 21 May 2026 14:59:00 +0000Yes. The adage from the days of handmade Pennsylvania long rifles and is still true today.Thu, 21 May 2026 13:11:54 +0000Did the Hughes-Amendment cover all unregistered MGs not in the NFRTR (?).....or only newly manufactured MGs (?).Thu, 21 May 2026 12:28:41 +0000OrderedThu, 21 May 2026 11:01:00 +0000Just ask any Civil War re-enactor, and you'll find it is actually very easy to achieve that look if you know how, in a very short timeframe.Thu, 21 May 2026 10:41:47 +0000The short answer is that 922(o) precludes any MG amnesty. The rule is that later statutory enactments supersede earlier enactments, to the extent there is a conflict. In this case, the later enactment is FOPA '86 (which contains the Hughes Amendment, or 922(o)), and the earlier enactment is GCA '68 (which contains the amnesty provision). Section 922(o) is structured as a flat prohibition, with a carve out (grandfather clause) for guns that were registered by May 19, 1986. There is no provision for an amnesty. If you want to legalize pre-existing guns that were not registered by the magic date, you're going to have to repeal or amend section 922(o). Only Congress can do this. It can't be done by edict of the Attorney General.Thu, 21 May 2026 05:27:21 +0000That’s really nice ! How many spot welds for the trunion ?Thu, 21 May 2026 04:02:34 +0000Looks like a solid build, man.Thu, 21 May 2026 02:39:15 +0000As a way to support the Boards. Any copy of the Encyclopedia sold at OGCA or during the weekend May 29-31. $20 for each book sold will go to the Boards. TracieThu, 21 May 2026 00:08:16 +0000If you look at the 2 (I will call them rivets) above the female snap piece, where you can see through the holes there are cracks on the rings which I thought was a dead giveaway to be reproduction. Sorry for not explaining better.Wed, 20 May 2026 23:05:58 +0000PK I am currently making as close as possible, a semi auto 1921. I have the good fortune of receiving an early WH receiver and trigger frame that was never registered. It was a test gun from IONA Industries in Hudson Valley New York. This was a test gun for the drum mags. I knew the owner Wolff for many years of working for George Numrich. Dan has made me a nice stock set for it. I am debating on whether to put an unmarked compensator or a threaded front sight. When I started on the project there were no 1921 actuator handles that would look right on the gun, so I started making them. Those and rocker pivots, pivot plates and safeties. Rcon Bob has been very helpful along the way.Wed, 20 May 2026 21:42:34 +0000Boiled Linseed Oil Finish Application. Wipe on then wipe off after 15 minutes. Follow up process; Repeat once a day for a week, then once a week for a month, then once a month for a year followed by, once a year for the rest of your life...Wed, 20 May 2026 18:43:08 +0000To me that looks like one of the repro cases made years back. The snaps do not look like the type used on the Brit made US stuff and the markings look odd. I have a number of lend lease items and have never seen one of those cases. The only thing close is the Aussie made case for the 28A1 guns but they are differentWed, 20 May 2026 17:32:45 +0000I do a light application of linseed oil when needed and once it is dry I apply a light coat of renaissance wax.Wed, 20 May 2026 17:27:25 +0000The boiled linseed oil is the original finish applied by the factory (Colt's) at time of manufacture. The others mentioned are oil and cleaners....not what is wanted. TracieWed, 20 May 2026 17:16:11 +0000I'd buy an aftermarket VFG and put the swivel on it; and store the original. On my '21 Thompson I have stored all of the original wood, and have installed low cost, rather beat up WWII era grip and stock wood, and a cheap aftermarket VFG. The aftermarket VFG did need a bit of fitting to mount it securely. I left my Thompson 1927A1 Deluxe model 1927A wood all original, but swapped out and stored the original mag catch with a modified mag catch for using WWII era stick mags. Best of luck with whatever you pursue. MHO, YMMV, etc. ETA: Two other changes I've made to the Thompson 1927A1 Deluxe model are I swapped out the compensator for a plain ring sight, and replaced the standard recoil spring and buffer subassembly with the "Easy Pull" parts.Wed, 20 May 2026 14:16:16 +0000A similar thought had crossed my mind with the brand Clenzoil who has always claimed it was safe for "Lock, stock, and barrel" but I leaned toward better safe than sorry and avoided it for fear of messing up wood that has survived for over 100 years.Wed, 20 May 2026 13:50:33 +0000I use balilstol... I have found that it works well for both the wood and the metal.Wed, 20 May 2026 13:05:51 +0000I have a Thompson 1927A1 Deluxe model 1927A-1DLX and I'd like to attach a traditional Kerr sling to it. Since it has a vertical pistol style grip rather than a military horizontal foregrip, there is no swivel in the front to attach the sling to. I know I can bolt a swivel bracket to the foregrip, but I don't want to drill into it or make any permanent modifications. What are my options? Is there any way to attach something using existing hardware or any other non-permanent methods?Wed, 20 May 2026 04:38:54 +0000SP Sarge, Your description on the tag is dead on. Reminds me of the small decal most states issue when updating your tags annually. It's a little smaller and appears to have aged to a buff color with black letters. Once I get the gun, I will post some pictures. Given the information provided by TD on the serial number, I'm kinda at a loss to explain the tag on the stock? Maybe it was swapped out with another gun in the past. Thank you, RegardsWed, 20 May 2026 01:15:25 +0000I emailed Graf's asking them: Is PPU permanently out of the US market or is this just a temporary situation? If it is temporary do you know when they may return? Their response: The delays will continue as long as Russia and Ukraine are at war. Apparently Serbia is busily supplying small arms ammo to at least one side in the conflict All I can about that say is: Slava UkrainiWed, 20 May 2026 00:22:14 +0000