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RoscoeTurner

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  1. Looking for photos of the above from the Portuguese contract boxes to use in an article about these.
  2. If you are on Facebook go to this page and ask. Vickers MG Collection & Research Association | Facebook Should you not be on Facebook, contact Richard Fisher through this website - Vickers MG Collection & Research Association – To advance the education of the public in the subject of military history and firearms, in particular (but not exclusively) in relation to the Vickers machine gun.
  3. Mine is a military Savage, my best guess is that the department also had some Colts and it did not matter what parts were in which Thompson as long as it worked. I switched the Colt parts out for Savage and made a tidy sum selling the Colt parts on Gunbroker.
  4. I ran into a similar situation some years ago when I bought a 1928A1 that had belonged to a sheriff department in south Alabama, all the internals were Colt.
  5. Looking for a very good to better condition Inland late war stock for a carbine in the 6,000,000 serial number range.
  6. Unfortunately, we probably have a better chance of finding one of Santa Claus' elves at the North Pole than we do of seeing another amnesty.
  7. You can also just attach the photos at the bottom of your post using the "choose files" option.
  8. Younger folks find it hard to believe times were like that years ago.
  9. I remember passing on a Sten years ago primarily because the $200 transfer was more than he was asking for the gun.
  10. The nice ones I have do not go to the range, I have several that have enough wear on them I do not worry too much about what I take to the range in.
  11. M60 spare barrel carrier makes a dandy MP40 case. Search around, they are not hard to find. M60 Barrel Bag - SARCO, Inc
  12. If you want a true WWII look I would recommend removing the carry handle.
  13. If that does not work I have a source the manufactures excellent reproduction parts in the USA.
  14. You will have better luck posting your question here - Firearms Of The Rising Sun | Gunboards Forums
  15. 12 December 1942, Owen sub-machine guns, invented and manufactured in Australia, being transported on a truck during n a procession through the streets of Sydney to show the immensity of the war effort in Australian munition factories — Photograph taken looking south along Elizabeth Street as the procession turns right into St James Road. [Photo courtesy Australian War Memorial] — in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  16. Had to copy the message to MS Word to remove the color. Much easier on the eyes now.
  17. More GOA fear mongering, it was part of a court ruling. The requirement has since been removed.
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