1928 Upper Demilled on eBay

[laurencen]

saw this 1928 A1 upper on eBay, it has only one cut to demill it, this can not be legal I assume from what I recall they are usually cut in 4 places

 

item number 322240762382

[GUNGUY45]

It may have been a legal demil at the time it was done.

It doesn't meet current criteria.

 

Must demils be updated as the ATF changes their approved methods?

 

Just askin'.

[bob241]

Wonder if the vertical forgrip is orginal, its not listed, his only other auction is the barrel.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thompson-1928-A1-Demilled-Upper-Reciever-/322240762382?hash=item4b070bd20e:g:1fgAAOSw65FXv4es

[Paladin601]

What I find interesting about it, is the machining marks for the bolt channel. It looks as though they used one large diameter mill to cut the channel.

[bob241]

It is my understanding the mill marks Paladin60l is wondering about was left by a long shank T-slot cutter that was used to finish the roof of the bolt channel, it seems they used a 1 1/2" X 1/4" cutter, the cutter as it cut toward the front of the bolt channel also under cut the lock ramps, it was also used to cut clearance at the front of the bolt channel for the actuator. just read this, never done it.

[R67]

These kind of dewats sell on GB all the time...

[shadycon]

Interesting lower! Looks new in white or chrome?

I wonder how long he has had it and if he decided to part it out before he got caught with it unregistered!!!

Receiver looks like new, very little use, except for rust pits???

[anjong-ni]

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/579996310

Here is another one cut into the "mandatory four pieces".

Two of them are the barrel.

We didn't used to see these minimally-destroyed receivers coming from the USA.

I guess people decided..."Oh well. What's the worst that can happen?"......Phil

[ppgcowboy]

There was a huge trial in our area of a guy selling UZI parts kits with only one cut through the registered parts. Part of his problem was he welded some together and the other was the atf did not like how they were deactivated, how they were rewelded without a blocking bar to prevent full auto use plus a few other things. The BATF wanted to make an example of the guy.

 

http://www.guns.com/2016/04/02/montana-man-found-guilty-after-trial-in-uzi-parts-case/

[Banjo]

The other week there was a complete uncut 1928 receiver on GB located with the origin location as Russia. They advertised it as "cut to order" just tell us where you want the cuts placed and we will saw cut it and ship it to you...from Russia...no problem. I think on the same GB page the guy with the welding jig still had his add up. Just pop your cut receiver on this jig and put her back in service. What could go wrong with any of that? No sir I was just welding these receivers back together to make a couple of bookends the add said fun for the whole family why am I going to jail?

[Paladin601]

It is my understanding the mill marks Paladin60l is wondering about was left by a long shank T-slot cutter that was used to finish the roof of the bolt channel, it seems they used a 1 1/2" X 1/4" cutter, the cutter as it cut toward the front of the bolt channel also under cut the lock ramps, it was also used to cut clearance at the front of the bolt channel for the actuator. just read this, never done it.

Thanks Bob, make sense, I like to reverse engineer, never machined a Thompson Receiver either.

[Paladin601]

Strange all these Dictatorships with freer gun laws then us. Go figure

[bob241]

The Trigger housing now listed on ebay as unfinished, new machined

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thompson-1928-Trigger-Housing-/322242606574?hash=item4b0727f5ee:g:7qsAAOSwIgNXwc6g