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UPDATE: A trip to Dan Block (Thanks a million Deerslayer!), a nice savage parts kit, some laser engraving, and some cerakote. I think I have done right by the ole girl Pics Below: This post is maybe a help to someone in a similar situation. I came across a Thompson 1928 that was amnesty registered in 68. The owner died in 2015. The son never transferred it to himself, he’s not a gun guy and had no idea that he was supposed to. Details: Owners wife died in 2014 Owner died in 2015 Owners other son died in 2016 No will No estate No probate My process: Acquired certified death certificates for the three. Typed up a letter explaining why it took 9.5 years to transfer the gun, son signed. Included copy of original registration. Form 4 in the deceased owners name with the son signing in box 3d Less than 30 days after the atf cashed the check, it lands in my eform inventory this morning. Moral of the story: Never give up! It’s worth the work/research/financial gamble to try and save these old girls. She’s not in the best of shape. But in talks with the great Dan Block about getting her right again.

For all future purchases of these actuator knobs please go through gunbroker and contact user “1921 Industries”. We are only selling them on gunbroker going forward. Thank you for your support.

Please be aware we just finished up on the R&D of the 1921 Front Sight and will be selling them in a few weeks on GB. Look up "1921 Industries" if you want to make a purchase. We also have the 1921 Actuator Knobs on GB as we just made a fresh batch and are currently listed. We currently will be selling the 1921 variant, 1928 variant (With Knurling), and the 1928 (Smooth - No Knurling) of the Semi-Auto Actuator Knobs on Gunbroker. Keep checking back with us.

Many of these WW1 BAR belts with the cups never left the USA or got issued. Walking fire was dismissed as a silly concept before the BAR saw combat. And considering that the BAR didn't even see combat until September 1918, it's not surprising that so many of these belts are available in good condition. Also, even with the recent WW1 Centennial, there are a much smaller number of WW1 collectors than WW2 collectors. Also, not many recent major movies about WW1 compared to WW2. And, even then, the Chauchat was much more widely used and would be a more accurate weapon to show versus the BAR. As of the Armistice, less than half of the US divisions had received the BAR. Thus, these belts are seen as more of an oddity than a real war memento.

I added a copy of the post to this subforum for posterity. Thank you for the additional serial #3280 Ron