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Greetings, My name is Michael Phelps and I am new to the forum. I have a project in the works. I want to recreating a 1921 Colt Thompson for use in my WWII reenactments. I have an order placed with Philadelphia Ordnance for one of their high-quality Colt receivers. I am considering using serial No. 12087 (My birthday). I also want the gun to be marked with "U.S. Navy" 1928 Overstamp. I have been reading "American Thunder: The Military Thompson Submachine Guns" by Frank Iannamico." i found a copy at my local antique bookstore and have not been able to put it down. I understand these were issued commercially and to law enforcement. Would it have been possible for a Navy Overstamp to make it's way from a Marine outfit in the Pacific to the ETO? Were Navy Oversterstamps marked liked 1928's (1928A) (1928AC) (with/without compensator). Does anyone have any high quality photos of such a gun? I want to show my local gunsmith and demonstrate the proper rebuild marks I wan him to engrave. Are there any other markings besides "JHB" I should know about for a gun with this number? What about the Thompson bullet logo? I understand there are two types of Auto-Ordnance logos for early/late 1921's. What about square versus rounded actuator slots? My late serial number should be rounded right? Thanks!

Hey everyone, My great uncle (US Navy and police officer) left behind a mutt of an Ingram M6. It appears to be a military style since it has the ring for the strap on the stock, the smooth barrel as opposed to the finned barrel, but it has a hybrid forearm grip, it looks like a combination of both military and police models. On the base of the barrel it reads: Ingram Patents Pending, Police Ordinance Company, Los Angeles California, M6 Millitary, 1128. I will add some pictures so you can see what I mean by its similarities to both designs. Just trying to gather info. From the looks of it either the base of the barrel was sealed up on purpose or thats a few lead rounds that mushroomed together and got jammed before the rifiling starts. ---- The story my Great Aunt tells goes: My great uncle bought it off a guy who ended up getting arrested for selling to (Cubans?) when my uncle took the gun to get fixed (not sure what he was fixing or if this is why the forearm/grip is different) he was driving on the parkway with it on his back seat, The toll collector saw it and radioed ahead, when he got off the parkway he was then arrested since he forgot all of his papers and id's at home. All his buddies at the station laughed at him that following Monday for getting temporarily arrested untill he proved he was a cop.--- He may have been going to get the squib load jammed in the barrel fixed but never bothered after this ordeal and it's been in his attic since 1981? well, as far as I know I wasn't around till '85 -- Pardon any error in terminology as I only recently aquired my FFL and I am brand new to shooting and collecting. Thanks guys

Hey everyone, I posted yesterday in the Ingram M6 forum, and everyone's being alot of help, just wanted to throw this question out to a broader group in case one of you may have some extra insight. My great uncle passed away in '91 and recently while cleaning my great aunts attic out I came across his .38 special service revolver and an Ingram M6 military with modified police grip (been up there since '81 she thinks?). He was Navy WWII and local police afterwards. She gave me both since I had JUST aquired my FFL and purchased my first .22 (the M6 has been deactivated/disabled with some sort of block in the base of the barrel). If I can't find his paperwork, Is there any other way to go about registering it or digging in to records so I can bring this gun back to life and get it unblocked, as a family/inheritance/transfer. I'd hate to see it just hang on the wall or end up back in an attic. Thanks everyone, So far you've all been a great help to this newbie. ------ I believe emmagee1917 just answered my main question to the T in my other post, of course any other random info is appreciated, thanks again everyone! -----