Two-Bit

I'm SOOOOOOOO glad you reformatted this truly "FUN" video!! I was finally able to se it in its entirity! What an inspiration! Gotta get to Dry Creek someday, soon. Two-Bit http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Hey, fantastic picture. Brings back memories of the 1921-A that I bought back in the early 1980's from a doctor in St. Louis, Missouri. It came in a beautiful old violin case that had been expertly sectioned off to hold a fifty round drum and a complete cleaning kit. Reputed to have belonged to a member of the old Green Gang out of southern Illinois, it was in fantastic condition, but the case was obviously old and I always handled it with the respect it deserved. With the Thompson and all its accessories, there was a lot of weight on that handle, so I carried it with care. There's a big difference in weight between a Thompson with a fully loaded drum and a violin, that the case was designed to hold originally. I was fortunate enough to have owned this great old piece of history for eight years but foolish enough to have sold it to finance a different passion (that is now long gone too). As many of you can identify with, "Too late Smart". Two-Bit in Colorado

The Moor, If you would like to talk with Jack Brink by telephone, his number at Metal Form Products is (818) 764-2680. Good luck with your project. Two-Bit

The Moor, Jack Brink can make whatever you want from a drawing, just be sure to specify the gauge of metal that it needs to be produced from. Also, he will be happy to mark them in whatever way you wish to denote that they are not "originals". He's very sensitive to the problem in the antique market where the rip off artists are continually trying to pass off cheap crap to the unsuspecting novice. Jack truly will make you the highest quality metal products that you could find anywhere. I'm sure that he would be happy to give you a quote on anything from one to a thousand units. Just tell him "Two-Bit" sent you!

If you ever find an original metal box to be copied, there is a wizard out in North Hollywood, California that can reproduce them so perfectly that you would swear that they are NOS. His name is Jack Brink. The company is METAL FORM PRODUCTS. E-Mail jlbrink@compuserve.com . I've done business with him for many years and he's the best around. Two-Bit

http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif I'm in total agreement with Lionheart and the others who say. "If it ain't Broke, Don't screw with it"! We've got a great thing going here, an open exchange of ideas, opinions, historical facts, and information that you can't find anywhere else, along with a friendship that has grown up between total strangers that have a common passion, the Thompson Sub Machinegun, in ALL the forms it has taken, from its beginnings in the Colt factory to the present day creations coming ot of Kahr Arms and all those inbetween. Don't fragment this great group of enthusiasts. Just my "Two-Bit"s worth

Just thought I'd check this out too! Like a lot of you, I don't usually have much to say, but I thoroughly enjoy reading all the great information and comments that you all contribute! Keep up the good work! From one old Thompson junkie to the rest of you. Two-Bit in Colorado