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Good to see you on here, Mark. We share some common ground from my many Austin years. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Machinegunboards.com members, A post was made earlier today by a member who has now been banned from the site. In the post, the member listed personal information of another member (parasales), and called them out negatively. I will not tolerate doxing like this on the board. I have purchased items from parasales in the past with no issues. This board is meant to be a fun place to explore our hobby, and an excellent information resource. Please use it in this way, and enjoy your time here. If you see anything like this in the future, please reach out to me immediately. Sincerely, David Albert

Enforcers with muzzle devices is my vote. David

They might be Enforcers. David

How awesome is that! David

I want to ask if anyone here has an AR15 manual from earlier than February 1960. I have some very early AR15 paper, and a Colt publication from 2/60 in my collection is the earliest item I've ever seen. I looked through The Black Rifle, and The Black Rifle II, and did not see anything earlier, though there are only a handful of manuals documented in those books. The item I have is not shown in The Book of Colt Paper. Thanks! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Hi Skip, Yes, please send me a photo of the top of the sight showing the meter markings, if you would please to my email listed below. I greatly appreciate it. Another member sent me a pic of a 1000 yard example. Thank you very much! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Thanks for the link. I have photos of both sights, but they are copyrighted, like the content at the link. I am looking for someone to take a pic of their own example sights so that I can publish the photo without worrying about a copyright. David

I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I would like to publish photos of 2 different styles of C96 Mauser Broomhandle pistol sights in a chapter I am doing for a book, and it will possibly be published in a journal, also. If you have a Broomhandle with either a 500-meter or 1000-meter sight, I would appreciate if you could reach out to me. I would credit your name for any photo used. Thanks In Advance! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

I bought mine in 1988 in Austin for $1200. David

Refinished. I bought several for $3 apiece at the Houston Gun Show circa 1990. David

The funny thing is I couldn't even edit the original color and highlight. Not sure why. lol. Oh well. I'm sure the regret of selling in 1985 haunts you. A replacement can be found, though at probably 24x the original price. David

Phil Askew is in Las Vegas currently, and visited the Mob Museum. Turns out that the Berrien County, Michigan Sheriff's Office has loaned them Colt Thompson #2347 for display. For those who may not know, Colt #2347 is the primary weapon proven by firearm forensic pioneer Calvin Goddard to have been used in the St. Valentine's day Massacre in 1929. A 50-round drum was fired through it by Al Capone's thugs to kill 7 people in a garage in Chicago. The late Lt. Mike Kline of Berrien County displayed these guns several times, many of them with The American Thompson Association, and I was lucky to know Mike, and to have close personal access to #2347 and #7580. I once fired 50 rounds through #2347. Eeriest time I ever shot a firearm. It has little file marks along the trigger guard indicating number of kills. If I recall correctly, Goddard also proved this Thompson to have been used in an earlier murder, maybe 1926. Anyway, not sure how long #2347 will be on display, but Phil was nice enough to send me the photos. Thanks, Phil! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Thanks, Dan, for this information. We are lucky to have you documenting this, which should prove helpful to someone in the future. Your observations will help us better understand why the .22 WH Thompsons have varied reputation for reliability. David

I’m happy to hear that Kahr treated you well, robbo. David