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WWII Thomson SMG Case and tool
ron_brock replied to Pick's topic in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
The type of verdigris and corrosion shown on the “brass” hardware yet very clean canvas is also another giveaway to reproduction materials. Often the canvas causes accelerated corrosion to the metal components. My vote is fantasy reproduction. Ron -
I saw an unrelated shotgun stock and forearm for sale on eBay, but the box caught my eye. Looks like SILE was Italian and imported into NY. Thought others may find the box interesting. Tried to find a good thread that mentioned the SILE marked forearms. Ron
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I’ll text the site owner. Not sure if there is, but I think so. Ron
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Hey Frank. It’s the M6 that’s listed in these.
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Here’s an example of Federal Labs blacking out their catalog to make changes. This was the note the move from Pittsburgh to Saltsburg. Black out the Pittsburgh address and add the new one. These are later than the move away from Exclusive Distributor of the Thompson, but one does include “fully reconditioned” Thompsons. The Ingram is the main submachine gun offered for sale in the three versions I have of these. older catalog on left, newer Saltsburg catalog on right with blacked out address. Ron
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If it’s verdigris (oxidation on brass) usually in contact with leather, you can use a mild acid like lemon juice or vinegar and carefully clean it away. Cotton swabs and being careful not to get the juice all over, basically spot cleaning. Ron
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Pitfighter, Yes it’s full auto. It’s a handful, but not to the point of uncontrollable. A solid subgun stance and you can drop a 30 round mag. Not one to hand to a newby, but not as bad as some other subguns/machinepistols. I’d say totally useless as a law enforcement weapon, except intimidation factor maybe. Wouldn’t be my choice!! Ron
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Here’s a similar shot with my Enforcer. They did come out in the early 60s from Universal. I think it’s possible it could be an Enforcer, but possible has something added to the muzzle end. Could that be the bent end? I’m not sure when the front pistol grip came out on the Enforcer. Mine is an M2 conversion so the barrel just sticks out past the end cap on mine. Ron
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Phil Schreier passing
ron_brock replied to Taliaferro's topic in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
That’s awful news. Phil was a great guy and I enjoyed the talks we had at NRA shows. Ron -
ID help needed for 50 and 100 round drums
ron_brock replied to kp31's topic in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board
The solid rotor shafts would point all of them being WH. -
David is available and will get back to you if you sent a PM, however like most people, he has a full time life outside of monitoring the boards. If you want to sell instantly, there’s other sites geared for selling items. If you wish to sell on here, give him some time to respond, he will get back to you. Yes, you are more than welcome to post to learn, but if you wish to sell on here, give him time to respond. I’ve also seen where people will drop in once, ask for pricing suggestions and to learn all about their stuff from the experts of that subject, then go list on gunbroker usually at an even more inflated price. That’s pretty annoying, but just my opinion. Ron
