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  1. John Dillinger was 31 years old when his was killed, but in photographs looked to be 40-50. John Depp is 46, but looks to be 31. A fun movie that will be a hoot to play frame by frame on DVD.
  2. A pair of 1911's had a starring role in Bruce Willis's 'Last Man Standing', but I believe there was a Thompson or two in a supporting role. Wasn't there a Thompson in an early Elvis movie, 'Follow that dream'?
  3. Along the lines of what PhilO suggested, one of the early 1919 Browning semi's designs by Valkyrie Arms was made with modified AR-15 fire control parts. Quess it could work in a Thompson also.
  4. I don't know the exact years the de la Garrigue Thompson's were manufactured, but they were marketed by Curtis Earl in the mid/late 1970's. They were 1/2 scale, 25acp and full auto. These Thompson's were also available as non shooters in non NFA states. The de la Garrigue Thompson's could be made with serial numbers to match your full size Thompson's numbers and I recall advertising literature showing father and young son, each with there own matching Thompson. I have only seen a couple of these miniatures over the years and they sure are nice.
  5. Can anyone tell me the year Colt completed the Model of 1921 production run? Thank you.
  6. I was at the Pensacola Air Museum several years ago and saw a display of a plane that went down , I believe, in one of the Great Lakes. It had been under water for decades. Part of the display was the Browning machineguns that had been on board. Other than some very light surface pitting, the guns were functional and visually appealing. The water was of course was fresh, deep and cold. I don't think the ocean would be quite as forgiving.
  7. When I bought my 21 from Roger Cox in the mid 70's there was a 1927 priced at $4500 on Roger's inventory listing. Funny to read about it thirty years later.
  8. Someone recently asked on the forum how many transferable Colt Thompsons there are (I asked the same thing about a year ago) and there were a number of educated quesses. I am assuming the government does not release information on the make, model or number of transferable mg's there are. While no one would want there name and address made public, the other information would be of interest to collectors. Or would that be a bad idea?
  9. wikipedia.com states that the retail cost of a 1921 Thompson of $225 would equal $2100 / 2005 dollars. That would make the original transfer tax also equal to about $2000/2006 dollars. The government is giving us a bargain.
  10. Whey I see a parts kit for a 1928A1, which is currently selling for just over 600 bucks, it drives me nutty knowing a registered 1928A1 Thompson costing $20-30,000 shouldn't be worth much more than a new Mark III Ruger pistol. We have our overseers in Washington to thank for that.
  11. Sold an almost new Honda 750 in the mid 70's to buy my 21. Yes I shoot it but one thing is for sure, I couldn't afford another one now.
  12. I was quessing on 2,000 to 3,000. Thanks for the information.
  13. Gun laws are the main reason for high machinegun prices but rarity also plays a part. With only 15,000 manufactured, Colt Thompson's are relatively rare [There were over 350,000 1st generation Colt SAA's made]. Does anyone know how many transferable Colt Thompsons there are? Thank you.
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