maj118

A friend stumbled onto a transferable Bridgeport Auto-Ordnance Thompson M1/M1A1. The owner had passed away and the gun is in possession of his son. The son has some pretty serious health problems and wants to sell it. The son is also the executor of his father's estate. I'm involved because I have some, limited, knowledge of the Thompson and the process to transfer it. They have none. We have been told that the gun will have to be papered to the son before he can then sell it to my friend. We have also been told the son, as the executor of his father's estate, can act as the deceased, licensed owner and sell the gun.He only has to provide a death certificate and other legal documents. Because of the son's health problems, waiting 6 to 8 months for the transfer to his name and then another 6 to 8 month to transfer it to my friend may be longer than the son has. Conflicting answers from both ATF agents and Class 3 dealers on how to do it legally in the shortest amount of time have prompted my post. The questions: Has anyone here experienced a similar situation? How was it handled? Is there an office or individual in the ATF we can contact for a definitive answer? Thank you in advance. A side issue is the markings on the gun. I know there were some problems during the transition from the M1 to the M1A1 that caused the guns to be marked M1 and the A1 hand stamped on it after the new bolt was installed. This one was marked M1 with the A1 added later and then X'ed out. It has the M1 bolt in it. I didn't think they went backwards when they rearsenaled a gun. I can find no markings that indicate the gun was rearsenaled. Why would they stamp it an A1 and then X it out?