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A member on this forum asked if I had recorded the talk I gave to the visitors at the battery display. That was something I had not thought of. So I mentioned it to my wife, who took the photos over the two days of the display. She replied there was not enough memory on her phone to record / video me, once I started to talk about Thompsons and the Thompson history...I never stop, she said ?

I think this is the correct approach and a written response from your representative setting forth your legal rights seems like the appropriate response. For the rest of us, my suggestion is to boycott any products sold by this company. No need to buy anything from them until they change their MO.

Mark, JD, Planejack and Devin, Thank you all for your kind words Mark/ JD, the display certainly sparked an interest in this lad, and he certainly did more than just get his hands on a Thompson. After being shown once how to strip and assemble a 1928A1, and talked though doing it a 2nd time, he became quite proficient at stripping and assembling the Thompson on the Saturday. So much so, he came back on Sunday with his friends, to teach them how to do it.? He also proved the usefulness of the recoil spring tool. He struggled with replacing the spring, until I showed him how to use the recoil spring tool and he had no trouble replacing the spring after that.

My daughter and her boyfriend visited the display on Sunday, and the WW2 homeguard photo was one I laminated for the display. When she saw my wife and I in the garden shed, Elaine doing her dress making, and me oiling the TSMG, my daughter said the scenario reminded her of that photo. I hope I don't look as old as that HG Sgt.!! Few more pictures below of the display, first day just after setting everything up, prior to the museum opening and the visitors arriving. This time around I was better prepared, with the weapon / magazine display stands I run off from left over wood, I had lying around the garage, and the two drums with perspex covers to demonstrate the filling, ( and weight) of the drums. I also had a go highlighting the weapon and magazine markings. To complete the display and to tell the story, I added some laminated photos and copies of patents etc. As well as the 'TATA' logo, with Tracies permission, we also had on display a copy of Tom Davis's book 'Great Britain - The Tommy Gun Story', which Tom was kind enough to donate for the display, together with a copy of his reproduction of the Fort Knox manual; and the 'V' marked 30 rnd Seymour mag I was able to add to my collection earlier this year, thanks to a couple of members on the forum. ? Toms book, 'Great Britian - The Tommy gun story', was donated to the museum library on the Sunday, at the end of the display. My efforts were well worth it as a lot of museum visitors were very interested in the display, indeed some having seen the museum adverts for the display had travelled just to see it. My thanks go to all the forum members who have helped me put this display together, you know who you are, and without your help the display would not have been as complete.