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Thank you for the kind words about the book. I am out of copies of the book myself, but they are still available on Amazon. David Albert

We miss you too, Peter! David

Thank you for posting the new information. Hopefully this will become an area worthy of further research. David

When I think of John Browning working with Eugene Reising, and this is just in my mind, I think of a dominating type of personality that took all credit for any innovation. I have been unable to ascertain through much research exactly what contributions others who worked under Browning may have made. I surmise in my book on Reising that he may have had a part in the final hammer design, as it was changed during the time he worked with Browning, and he used a very similar hammer design on his subsequent Reising pistols. I have not been able to substantiate my theory, but I think the circumstantial evidence supports the idea. I wish there were some better notes on that time period of about 1907 to 1911. I don’t think a subgun was seriously considered by Browning. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Here is link to download an Excel file containing an index of the Thompson Encyclopedia through Volume 10. http://www.sturmgewehr.com/dalbert/MGBoards/Encyclopedia Table of Contents 0425.xlsx Index provided courtesy of Tracie Hill. Thanks! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

S&B is great ammo. Probably not an ammo problem. David

Very nice, Richard! Now you have me wanting to cross the pond for a “Thompson Weekend!” David

I’m posting here with hope that someone might have a friendly contact within the NYPD Firearms Training Unit. If you know anyone that might work there, or have a possible connection to that department, I would be interested in talking to them about a research subject. Please feel free to reach out to me via the PM feature, or at my email below. Thanks in advance! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

AFAIK, John Browning never delved into the SMG world, though who knows what would have happened if he had! David

The Puckle Gun is another one I think appropriate to this forum. Does anyone remember Robert Segel's (RIP, friend) reproduction Puckle Gun that he displayed at NRA maybe a dozen years ago? Somewhere, i have photos I took of it. It's probably now in a collection that I know, but I need to check to be sure. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

I must admit that when Ron texted me about a Bellinghurst, I had no clue what he was talking about, but I'm happy to learn! David

Please contact me through the PM feature for any specific requests. As I have always stated, the purpose of this forum is information, and it is not primarily a sales forum, though sometimes I allow sales posts, and if you are an RKI member, you are allowed to post items for sale. We have a whole other website for posting items for sale (Sturmgewehr.com), which helps to keep Machinegunboards.com running. It's very expensive to maintain websites like this. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

I have created this new forum on 4/3/25 at the request of moderator Ron Brock. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Just saw a preview for an HBO show called “Dark Winds,” which included a TSMG scene. Has anyone watched it yet? David

A winter trigger version! Good to see you back, Arthur! David