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Nobby,
elle est belle.... and cheaper than a (old specification) deactivated US 1928 A1 in the UK
I should have settled in France when I completed my service in the legion.
Stay safe
Richard
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I have a deactivated M1 Thompson in my collection, which has an " I " stamped on the stock.
Any ideas what that may indicate?
Stay safe
Richard
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Same AO 1936 catalog has been on eBay for a while now, 'buy it now' for $74.99 + shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121372857283?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
As for the French catalog, that would be nice addition to the collection, I have a couple of French Military 1921 Handbooks already, but that is a lot of dollars.
Stay safe
Richard
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Explicit thread titles? Perish the thought. If that were to occur we would be deprived of the joy unraveling these head scratcher subjects:
In Case Anyone Is Interested
It's been a long road....
Thankfully It's "1 Of 1".
Viola!
What Caused This?
Looking For
Somewhere North of the Border
Any one know who ended up with these?
Not my gun; But why?
Am I Missing Something?
Two passions on one trip
AAF
Off Subject
Another Boring Summer Day
Viola!
I like that one. Why would someone post on here about an oversized violin?
I wonder.....
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and here is another, just been offered deactivated US Model of 1928A1 'TOMMY GUN' S-163664.
Richard
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Sadly I have found another to add, I say sadly, as it is a 'demilitarized receiver marked TOMMY GUN' on offer on the IMA website, serial number S- 263025
The ad reads:
"IMA has found a very few M1928A1 receivers marked TOMMY GUN manufactured by Savage Arms. (So far, we have no M1928 models with the marking.) These receivers have been cut according to BATF regulations. The set includes the long center section with all marking intact, the receiver rear, and a section that includes part of the ejection port. The front end, or “head” of the receiver that the barrel screws into is not included. Most of these TOMMY GUN receivers are in unissued condition."
So they have more, not just S-263025.
Stay safe
Richard
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Hi Jim,
Indeed, I would like to find a better copy if the picture to look closer at the details on it.
Richard
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Stumbled upon this photo, which I have never seen before, on the internet today.
British troops with BSA bikes and a mixture of 1928 TSMGs with and without Cutts Compensators. I note the Thompsons with the Cutts have vertical foregrips, and those without have horizontal foregrips.
Regards
Richard
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David,
Great photo's, that museum will have to be on the list of places for me to visit sometime in the future.
Richard
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The first WPS I have seen for sale, and I have been looking for a long time... and I miss it.
Such is life
Richard
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Jim,
As Sandman says, I also have one that looks the same as the one pictured and with my deactivated 1928 / 28A1's in it, the carry case will not close, as mine all have Cutts on them...
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Here is a photo I stumbled upon today of a Russian tank crew member armed with a 1928A1.
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I never saw a copy of American Thunder, although I have a copy of American Thunder II in my collection, which explains why I have never saw the photo before.
My own gut feeling was that this is probably one of the French M1921 Colt TSMGs, possibly 'borrowed' from a member of the French Resistance for a photo shoot...
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and today while looking for something on the internet.... I stumbled upon a 'portrait' of a French Resistance member, dated Aug 1944, holding a Thompson.
and I still have not found what I was looking for.....
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I found this picture on a website while looking for something else, but I thought it may be of interest to some of you, although I have no further information on it.
The picture appears to show a GI with a M1921 complete with a L Drum Magazine, and the pictures title is "Garnier Aug 44". Paris was liberated in Aug 1944 and the 'Palais Garnier' is the Opera House in Paris, so I was wondering if there was any connection to the photo there.
I found it on the website of " a community of craftsmen and enthusiasts with an interest in WWII era action figures in 1/6 scale".
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rpbcps,
The XXX pouches seem rather scarce and ridiculously expensive. Beware od repro's.
You will eventually find a WPS mag, just hang in there.
Not sure what the problem is with the WPS drum. I thought most of them went to the UK. You should be able to find one easier that me.
Jim C
Maybe the XXX Pouches were rare in WW2, see attached picture of GI with 5 cell XX pouch loaded with XXX mags.
As for WPS drums, I was lead to believe the same, but they never seem to come up.
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I have been looking for a WPS XX in Europe for some years, without success, mind you I am also still searching for a WPS L Drum too!
Over the years, I have asked a number of dealers if they could look through their stocks for me, one is doing that at this very moment, and although on occasions they have come back with Patent date, SW-CO, or Crosby marked mags, I have never been able to locate a WPS XX mag,
The majority of the XX mags that surface in Europe tend to be Seymour and AO Bridgeport,
Jim, filling the pouch with each mag is a splendid idea... I have a former Russian Lend Lease 5 cell XX mag pouch in the collection, but will need to look for XXX mag pouch for the higher capacity TSMG mags I have.
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Thanks much for the additions, the list is slowly growing.
Roscoe,
Looking at possibly buying another deactivated 'Tommy Gun' marked US1928A1 at the moment and recalled this thread.
How is the list progressing?
Richard
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Was that the one on eBay... if so you outbid me!
nice addition to the collection.
Richard
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765 21D
I am sure I recall watching an episode of Dads Army many years ago, in which Private PIke has a vertical fore grip on his Thompson. Perhaps my memory is incorrect, or perhaps they used more than one Thompson during the series.
Stay safe
Richard
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TD,
Thank you for that tip.
Thirtyround,
Thank you for the link to an interesting article, I wonder if any Swedish M/40's 'found' their way to Norway in 1940.
Stay safe
Richard
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TD,
I checked out the link and although the monthly subscription is very reasonable. However, I am paranoid about giving my credit card details out on line, hence I usually use Paypal to get around that for international purchases. As SAW does not accept payment by Paypal, I'll have to wait a little longer to find out the whole story I guess.
Stay safe
Richard
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TD,
Thank you for that information, could you provide me a link to where I can find the small arms review article?
Richard
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Is this a M1921 in the hands of a British Commando on the Claymore raid in Norway on 4th of March 1941, or a M1928 without a Cutts compensator
Stay safe
Richard
Pre War Polish purchase of M1921's
in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
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I was just reading an article about the Polish Błyskawica SMG and was surprised to read in it that the Polish prewar state police had fifty M1921 Thompsons.
This is information that had escaped me, does anyone else know of any other references to Polish Police being issued with M1921's prior to World War 2?
Quote "Compared with their French counterparts, enjoying generous airdrops from Britain, just a short hop over the English Channel away, Polish resistance fighters were poorly armed, indeed. Airdropped weapons were scarce and scant prior to fall of 1943, when airfields captured in Italy enabled a slight at best, by the French standards surge in the airdropping campaign. Submachine guns were virtually non-existent in Poland prior to the war, were only used by the State Police (with little over 100 Suomis and 50 M1921 Thompsons)" unquote.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/submachine-guns/polish-blyskawica-smg/