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morke, Thank you for asking for advice on NO 992. I am so glad you have not purchased NO 992 thinking it is original. I could do a clinic on this Colt. If you buy it, I want to take pictures to show the world everything that is wrong with it. I was not planning on another book, but to do a 20-page chapter on this Colt showcasing all that is wrong with it would be a real pleasure, to wit: At a fast glance I can tell you the barrel has 28 fins and the grip mount is on the 20th fin - definitely not Colt's. Note how far the buffer pilot sticks out the back of the receiver. I believe it may have a WWII actuator and buffer pilot installed. The magazine catch is definitely WWII. The case is a reproduction, probably the same for the long cleaning rod and the L drum is WWII. The frame may also be WWII. The 1936 catalog is a repro. The frame markings are not correct for this early of a Colt's and serial number has been removed. I have seen that type of frame serial number removal previously. I am thinking Numrich Arms but that is only a guess for now. I would have to do some research, not that it matters. My guess is NO 992 has been refinished. The grip and buttstock are not Colt's. The fore grip may be Colt's but probably refinished. I could probably spot 5 to 10 more problems if I had it in-hand or spent more time looking at the pictures. May I suggest you go to Amazon.com and purchase, An Amateur's Guide for the Colt's Thompson Submachine Gun. But more importantly, read and study what the book offers. It will be the best money you have ever spent if you are in the market for Colt Thompson submachine gun and believe NO 992 is original. I say that not to sell a book, but to offer something that may save you thousands of dollars in the future. I am curious about the price. If you do not want to post the asking price, I would appreciate a PM.

That was around the time i was trying to buy a double feed mag MP-40/2 only Padilla and Mike Free had them and another floating around Ohio that i knew was done up from a czech arms shipment.I miss them all.Sent pics in at the time to whomever was doing MP-40 BOOKS.who knows whatever they printed or did not. I never checked back.I think one Guy used the pic of the chromed MP-38 i sold off to Irv Kahn In Ohio back in the real early 80's.I HAVE TO SAY always loved the MP40'S AND the MP-38'S, from the first one seen by me in 1965. THANKS FOR THE POST. RON K.