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This unit is a US Navy developed adapter for 60mm, 81mm and 4.2 mortars. The book number is Navexos P-1185. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Yes, it appears to be the same case, and I had not seen it offered before finding it on Guns International. I pumped the seller for any and all information about it but except for the prison itself I have no other leads to its history. I thought that its existence should be archived on your forum to document a piece of the Thompson story.

I appreciate your work delving into the origin of the Police and FBI Thompson cases and am very happy that we have a Thompson case category here on the Forum. Perhaps you can give me your thoughts regarding a recently unearthed flat Thompson case measuring 34-5/8" x 10-5/8" x 3". Its manufacture is attributed to an un-named inmate of the U. S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, GA who made the case for a guard. Along with this case came the prison guard's hat with shield marked Federal Prison Service, United States Dept. of Justice. The case has no name plate or other marking to suggest its origin. It is of wood construction with pigskin finish leatherette covering. The interior is covered in a cotton fabric and came with a Thompson rod held in the lid. As you can see it accepts a Model 21 Thompson and L drum and will handle the gun loaded with a 20 rd. magazine. However, with a 30 rd. the case is at least 1/2" too narrow for it to fit. A less than appropriate hinge style was used as the three hinges project further from the body than the corner protectors, causing the case to tilt when set down on its hinge side. The only marking is a roughly cut piece of metal with the number 6 stamped into it. So it would appear that at one time there were at least 5 other cases of some type or other. A Thompson Police case is included for comparison. Has anyone come across this type of case before or heard of prison made cases?

If "you're blowing the primers out of these" pertains to the empty brass having lost their primers, then it is more likely that you have brass with oversize primer pockets. I have run across this in .45 ACP when three 1911's using the same ammo were tossing out some empties without their primers. The ammunition manufacturer may have had a bad batch of brass. Just try some different ammo. Rich

For those of you who are interested in collectible West Hurley 1927's I have at auction now on GunBroker a set of new-in-box guns with the serial number 479 starting at $3500. Rich SET OF 1927's

PHOTOS 1928A1 style 1927A1 West Hurley semi-automatic 1928A1 style 1927A1 West Hurley semi-automatic 1928A1 style front sight

This is actually a couple of questions regarding a WH 1927A1 semi carbine. I picked up this 1928A1 style Thompson semi at the Tulsa show. Having never seen this variation before, it was a must have. So now I'm wondering just how unusual is this variation and what other variations are there? I've read of the custom serial numbers and plated guns. Was this style a catalog item or is it more of a custom piece? Does anyone in the group have knowledge in this area that would care to elaborate? The other question regards this unit's front sight which is not perfectly vertical, throwing the rounds off to the side of the point of aim as a result. I need to get it back to the normal straight up position. From a search of this forum I find that these sights are pressed on. What is a good method for removing and pushing it back on? Does a light heating of the sight ring help? Should I make a a C ring that will slip over the barrel and use a wheel puller on it or can it be tapped off and on? Or can it be rotated into position? http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/blink.gif Rich

In the past 3 years I've had a dozen Kahr 1927's & M1's pass through my hands. Since I'd read on this forum of their reputed common failures I've made it a point of test firing new guns before putting them into a customer's hands. Of this dozen there was one that had a problem, the trigger was stuck in its rear-most position. Prying it forward was all that it needed and it did not repeat the problem. The drums on the other hand are a 50/50 proposition and Kahr deserves every nasty word said of them for allowing that product on the market. Keep in mind though, that under the new ownership the '27 Thompsons are at least as trouble free as the WH products, AND the woodwork has been improved greatly from the slab sided WH effort and the operating knob has returned to the round knob original style of the full auto original. Any price premium for WH guns should be only due to the collectibility and fixed supply, not any quality factor. Rich

57...57...57...59 now

I got in on the Kahr L drum buy. taking 6, of which 4 were OK, one didn't work and one had the MIG wire spot welded to the top edge of the body. Last week I ordered in 2 more L's and neither one runs perfectly yet after some tinkering. One would not even go into the gun because the rivets were too high. This is at $200 per drum. At $500+ for a C drum from an outfit with such poor quality control, they need to find another sucker to help them test the market. On the other hand the 3 new Kahr carbines that came in - 1927 Deluxe, Light Weight and M1 were nicely done and they ran perfectly! Is this par for the course in regard to their carbines now?

My thoughts exactly, Mike! Is anyone making a reproduction of the Indiana case? It would appear to be the best in actual use compared to the Police and FBI cases that want to fall over backward when the gun is removed. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/sad.gif Rich

No. Sept. 15 is the expected shipping date. So It's a bit early yet. Rich

Sportsmansguide.com is getting in some like-new WWII drums for $400, $360 for club members (Its $30 to join). They expect to ship them by Sept. 15. WWII Thompson Drums How much is a working Kahr drum worth now? Will there be a temporary glut of WWII drums? Would now be a good time to sell your WWII drum of lesser condition and trade up? Rich

We would all like to know if you were able to get your asking price. Rich

Wow, talk about getting your shit blown away!!!!! It hadn't occurred to me that the .50 did that kind of damage. Rich