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I guess they didn't look too hard since idsa books has it for $85. http://www.idsabooks.com/cgi-bin/idb455/101474 Nice pleasant reply. For those who are interested, ABE Books is not a search service but a central online site for a large group of booksellers who must be members to have their inventory listed. It's international in scope.

ABE Books, which represents thousands of booksellers, currently lists 3 copies, the cheapest one being offered for $146.50.

Dave, will this volume have color plates?

Suppose someone discovers in the attic an intact Thompson that his grandfather brought back from WWII. Is that registerable with BATF? Is it permanently contraband? What can one legally do with it? (No, I don't have one!).

Thanks, G.I. Fascinating stuff.

G.I., I found this interesting bit in American Thunder II on p. 137: However, in late 1940, there was reportedly one contract for 50,000 1928 model guns that were made without the S prefix to identify them as Savage weapons. The Savage-Auto-Ordnance contract specifically stated that the S prefix be omitted from the serial number of the Thompsons in that particular contract.

TMSGGuy: Very interesting! Hadn't noticed the unusual number style. Very insightful! By the way, when you say "forced" matching, what was it being matched to--the serial number on the receiver? Bill

GI Jive: Thanks very much. This stuff is fascinating. The level of knowledge possessed by the members of this forum never ceases to amaze me. I do have Frank's book and I'm going over it very carefully now. Thanks again. Bill

TD, thanks for the input. You're right on the money about the sight--definitely a repro according to the FAQ. Here's a shot of the trigger frame.

Very interesting and enlightening. Thanks, guys.

I have a 1928A1 Savage parts kit (receiver on order from Recon Bob) for which I’m trying to arrive at a rough production date, but I’m having a problem. The serial number on the trigger frame is in the 49,000 range, barrel is finned, exterior is excellent, bore and internals are near mint. As far as I can see, this is not a mix-and-match set of parts. Despite the low serial number, the selector switch, safety lever, and actuator knob are uncheckered, indicating a late—i.e., 1942—production date. Also, the sight is a Lyman “L” sight, pointing to a post-January 1942 date. So how does the low serial number square with these late-style parts, particularly the selector and safety, which are certainly original to the trigger frame? Maybe there’s an obvious answer here, but it’s eluding me at the moment. Any thoughts on this? Thanks very much.

Here's an offbeat question for the day. Does anyone know if it's true that the classic Thompson ad of the Arizona cowboy fending off bandits with his Thompson was painted by the legendary James Montgomery Flagg, who created the famous Uncle Sam poster during World War I? I seem to recall reading that somewhere.

Thank you. I bought two kits from R guns and they were new. not a mark on any part. except for a few scratches on the stocks. WV, do you mean the parts had been re-blued?

Thanks, Bob! You proved that I'm not going crazy! I thought I remembered those from back in the 70s. If I'm not mistaken, Collector's Armoury sold them. About the "replica" thread--yes, my head is still spinning! Thanks again. Regards, Bill

Thank you.