Dolphinvet

I would tend to disagree on the reweld issue. There are a lot of very excellent machinists out there that can get dimensions down to the 0.0001" range and have the gun exact. I have a 1928A1 that's a reweld that was a dewat and mangled horribly. Now it's excellent. It may not take tens of thousands of rounds of ammo before a crack appears, but if the gun works, I don't see the issue.

A bad barrel could also be the culprit. It the chamber is too deep in the receiver, you're not going to fire.

I've dealt with him before. Honest and reliable for me.

I actually think from the photos that it appears in better shape than mine.

That's the sister gun to the one that I purchased back in 2012. The stenciled number on the receiver is 7013, mine is 7010. My Thompson is a 1921, not an overstamp though.

As I recall the '68 GCA put an end to import of automatic weapons.

Those are so great. I will have to take my Thompson out of the case again and look at it. Terrific pictures.

It's my favorite SMG with the Max-31 upper to go shoot during competition days at Malabar gun range. I've stuck a Gemtech suppressor on the end and the gun is now very long, also very quiet, reliable, and doesn't climb. With the Suomi drum in place it's a really fun gun to shoot.

I purchased an AOC M1 a couple years ago that was chromed, with some gold plated bling on it as well in various locations, plus it had a chromed '28 barrel on it. Probably the pictures are here on it somewhere. I paid 12.5k for the gun as it was, then had it redone back to the original M1 configuration, dark blue finish though (not parkerized). Love it now. Chrome plated guns look yuck to me.

Great scene though, if ludicrous in scope. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x85tes_miller-s-crossing-le-roi-de-la-thom_travel Also did everyone notice how fast the 1st story of the house is totally engulfed in flames from a cigarette sparking a newspaper less than a minute ago?

Jim C, both my parents are long since passed away (mom died while I was in veterinary school), but yes I know what you mean.

Damn is she ugly!

I hope next year. Just purchased a Browning 1919A4. I figured it was time for a belt fed.

Without provenance it's just an M1 Thompson. A FOIA search might help, but it might not too.

Excellent choice. I own both an M1 and a 1928A1.