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JEB007x, It appears you have a very nice example of a M1 Thompson submachine gun. This variation is not my specialty but others on this forum are very knowledgeable. If you do not already have a copy, I highly recommend, American Thunder, Third Edition, by Frank Iannamico. It is a steal at 40 bucks on Amazon.com. I can say the bolt you pictured is not an Auto-Ordnance West Hurley, New York bolt (good news). I have found the best place for parts is Board member Phil Askew. He has a very nice selection of NOS parts. Phil can be reached via PM on the Board or by emailing him at: philfordparts@yahoo.com Phil will be at The American Thompson Association Show & Shoot later this year. Another reason not to miss this event.

This 1921 French contract Thompson has surfaced in France It was used by a resistance member of a group called "Le corps franc des truands" (truand = bandit or gangster) Their insignia was a skull with crossed bones I has been reworked but the markings are still visible

Yes, I will bring something Swedish K, though it may just be for show and tell. David

Agree. I have two M16's and the existing AR15 platforms are well established and populated by knowledgeable members.

Plenty of AR15/M16 forums available as it is, I would not support adding another one here. As Strangeranger said, it would probably flood this site with so many AR fan boys that it would overwhelm what is here already and I share that concern. Once the flood gates are opened it would be extremely difficult to close them again.

I vote no. There are plenty of other AR sites and adding an AR forum here might swamp this site with AR fanboys

You army going to buy a gun at today (or tomorrow) prices and make the windfall profits you see now. No way in hell are you going to make the money off them compared to the guys who got them 10, 20, even 30 years ago. You keep pushing that these prices will always be high but at some point, and it will, prices will top out. The market can’t sustain itself at this point. Maybe I’d like to see prices to where the common man can afford them, not just guys with big money. It’s the same with classic cars and such. The common guy has been forced out due to money. We can argue this all day but you live in your own little world where everything is awesome. I’m out here in the real world and see the future of this stuff dying in the next 10-20 years because of the pricing…..it will happen and I know I know, the old guys will say “this has been said for years but it hasn’t yet” well look around old guys…..how many younger (25-45) guys are buying into this stuff? They can’t afford it because you guys are driving prices out of reach. It’s a self fulfilling issue and no one can see it. BTW I live inside the HK community and it has its own levels of craziness and zealots too. The term “investment grade firearm” has ruined this hobby. People only see dollar signs and don’t enjoy the actual shooting aspect. How am I trying to push prices down? Hate to burst your bubble but there’s no real money to be made buying at these prices to try and resell. 5-10% isn’t worth the upfront cost and having to have the money tied up. My opinions on this are from a personal stand point. There might be a reason I’m not buying guns for my personal collection anymore. Prices are making it impossible to buy and not worth it. I’ll sell stuff for people on consignment and I have hard fact conversations on the selling aspect….you can look at auction house prices and then take 10% off for sellers fees then add in the 1099 and figure 10-30% will be taken as “capital gains” so did you really get all the money it sells for at auction?? If you do the math, the auction house prices don’t translate to real world numbers based on this aspect alone.

I'm a little confused here. There are two L series Wilson/Andrewski Ks sitting on GB for $38.5K asking price Chester County has another L series on their website also at $38.5K ask The RIA gun was probably closer $35K by the time they got through adding all their bullshit charges on top of the buyer's premium That would seem to define the market price So how can you possibly justify $47K for the Poulin gun? "A fool and his money are soon parted"

This is only a 25 minute drive from my house. Was at a music concert there many years ago. Yes, this would make a great club house. It’s located in a great spot too with lots of restaurants, the riverfront, an aquarium, Hoffbrau Haus, etc.

Here is my 85 year old '28, it exhibits the same wear pattern as the one in question though not as pronounced. Pictures with such close in definition give a detail the human eye doesn't generally pick up on. I have put thousands of rounds thru this one, how many went before me? How many could have gone down range in 8 decades on any of these? Runs like a champ and I drive the trigger like a dump truck, no finesse.