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Hey David, Wow, what a trip down memory lane this thread is- thanks for posting this! That picture of Rob with the MP-40 is especially memorable to me- that very gun was my first MG, and it was still in transfer-limbo at the time. Rob was nice enough to bring it out to one of the "Just Guns MG shoots" (remember those?) for me to play around with. George P. (RIP) had brought the German helmet, and he plunked it on Rob's head and snapped that picture. Good times for sure. Now the old Austin gang is scattered around the country- heck the only time I see some of you is at SAR, but at least we still have that. Bittersweet thinking about those friends that are gone, but we can honor their memories by continuing the shooting traditions. Keep shooting guys- Mark E

I'll take the second one if it's still available- thanks

This is an interesting gun- NAC suffix marked (very lightly- won't even show in some pictures), and has all the US military acceptance markings (flaming bomb, inspectors stamps, etc). Plus the upper & lower match. No sign of Brit markings. If it wasn't for the NAC stamp there would be no indication that this ever anything but US military issue. The NAC stamp also was done after finish was applied, so this gun was not refinished by them. Thanks-

All- I am selling this Thompson. Let me know if you have any questions- it would be great to see this go to someone here. David Albert can vouch for my character, & I believe that Mike (Full auto 45) knows this 28 as well. Thanks, Mark Endicott

Kevin- Here are some answers for you: 1. Yes, the serial # is on the magwell on C&R Stens. 2. The name on the magwell is the factory where the gun was assembled- most parts were sub-contracted out & assembled in a central location. 3. There should be no manufacturer's name on a C&R Sten tube. 4. I don't have these offhand- Get Peter Laidler's book "The Sten Machine Carbine"- it's the bible on Sten info. 5. These spot welds could be from a field modification- armorers would semi-permanently attach the barrel unit to the gun to prevent it loosening in action with a spot or two of weld. These might have been removed by a previous owner, as they would be a detriment to a civilian shooter. (Or they could indicate a re-watt as well- attaching the barrel "permanently" to the receiver & plugging it with weld was considered dewatting at one time.) Hope this helps- good luck with your purchase!

Thanks- that's what I thought.

How about the military 28's?

Arthur, Thanks for the response- I was actually asking about the edge of the slot itself all the way around, not the front edge. Should this edge be sharply defined in an original finish gun or were there also military '28's with actuator slot edges that were more contoured like the Arm. Serv. NAC Thompson (Look at the rear circular cutout at the back of the slot on the top view-example of a contoured edge-) thanks-

Question for all you '28 Thompson owners- is the edge of the actuator slot on your gun sharp edged or rounded off? Would a rounded off edge indicate a sandblast/refinish, or was this something seen on '28's with their original finishes as well? An example of what I'm talking about when I say rounded edge can be seen in the pics of the NAC Thompson on the Armament Services web site. The top view showing the bullet logo also shows the back end of the actuator slot- the edges are not sharply defined like a Colt Thompson's actuator slot. thanks all-