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I was in your same position about 7 or 8 years ago. I personally really wanted a 28 as to me when I think "Thompson" I think 1921/28 vs. M1. (nothing wrong with an M1 though if that floats your boat) I was tempted by the WH 28 guns as they were much cheaper than a Colt, Savage, or Bridgeport gun. I ended up sort of compromising with a Savage 1928 "NAC" import Thompson. Mine is a NAC "suffix" to the original USGI Savage serial # with matching upper and lower and what appears to be a fully intact British re-import gun pre 68. The NAC "crate" guns take a price hit as many of the NAC guns are USGI made receivers but are a mix of parts assembled by Numrich Arms Corp post WW2 with questionable finish and quality. Most of these post WW2 NAC crate guns have abbreviated serial number NACxxx or xxNAC and the stamping isn't original to the receiver. To the best of my knowledge most of the full original USGI serial numbered guns with a NAC suffix added are factory made guns that were imported intact pre-68 by Numrich but still got the "NAC" stamp of shame during importation and command a lower pricepoint than a non-NAC 1928 would command. More info below. https://smallarmsreview.com/the-nac-thompson-guns-part-1/ https://smallarmsreview.com/the-nac-thompson-guns-part-2/ I personally wouldn't hesitate to purchase a NAC import gun and save a couple thousand dollars because it got NAC stamped after the original Savage or Bridgeport serial. This is my personal Savage 1928 NAC Thompson.

Historically, a number of Thompson SMG shooters were only interested in accuracy sufficient for fatally shooting several individuals standing on a sidewalk at the side of a street while the shooter was a passenger in a slow moving vehicle on the street. MHO, YMMV. etc. Be well. MP

Nice mill job, not! 🤡