Grease Gunner Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/858954673 Mid 15s. I called on this and seller says the Upper and Lower halves match, serial 552,XXXi didnt know the early features,ladder sight and finned barrels were on guns that high in number Here is what he said in a e mail It starts with "S" the upper and lower serial numbers match. ThanksLuke Still a great deal IMO at less than 16k with 1k worth of extras Edited March 11, 2020 by Grease Gunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrew Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Hmmmmm, he told me very different S/N's. Looks to have been sanded, that's too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Gunbroker photo 97/115 of the ATF form has S387192 written on the tax stamp. The seller did go to the trouble of XXX ing out the last few of the serial number in the serial number block on the form. I think they may be Blanchard grinding marks. Definitely missing the compensator pin and the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Gunbroker photo 97/115 of the ATF form has S387192 written on the tax stamp. The seller did go to the trouble of XXX ing out the last few of the serial number in the serial number block on the form. I think they may be Blanchard grinding marks. Definitely missing the compensator pin and the finish. Great Catch,Bridgeport28a1.My take on it if it matched would be a great shooter at prices below what WH's have been bringing on auction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Dozens of photos of relatively worthless extra wood, sling, and mag pouches, but no photosof the bolt, actuator, inside of receiver, trigger housing parts, rear sight, etc. etc. it is interestingthat the finish appears to be evenly and totally worn off. Will be interesting to see what it goes for. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnshooter Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Gunbroker photo 97/115 of the ATF form has S387192 written on the tax stamp. The seller did go to the trouble of XXX ing out the last few of the serial number in the serial number block on the form. I think they may be Blanchard grinding marks. Definitely missing the compensator pin and the finish. Nice catch on the serial No. Lesson: Never try to fool a Career Law Enforcement Officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencen Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Im not sure they are from a Blanchard, they leave radial marks uniform the length of the receiver, on this one they are not uniform and change angle from left to right see the marks on the picture with engraving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopalong Posted March 12, 2020 Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Any thoughts on what would still be a good high-end price range on this gun? I have begun shopping for my first Thompson and was thinking about bidding. I joined this forum to learn more about these guns and to hopefully avoid a newbie mistake. If this one looks like a newbie mistake, I'll pass. Thanks. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 $23,947 done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrew Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 $23,947 done. WOW!! Will Rogers was right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Ive seen significantly nicer guns sell at $18-19 in the past year. Then theres the colt that didnt sell at $26,000 I dont think the finish could be thinner. Guy must have polished it daily to wear it down so bad. 3 years ago I would have said its a correct price. Today? I think the seller got $4,000 over market. Having endless great pics probably helped. Maybe the Thompson market is coming back ?? I do see less of them for sale lately. But I see less of everything lately. Sellers drying up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Transfer times are still and issue and fhe fact that there are more Thompsons on the market than normal. Another fact is the new NFA buyer is changing. More modern guns are hot now, not so much the common vintage stuff. Also guns under $20k are selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted March 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Maybe things are coming back. Rock Island will have 3 Colts, 2 WW2 tommies, 2 Pre 86s and 2 WH in their upcoming April Auction.No pre WW2 except a Bergman MP18 with snail drum which was the first shoulder held machine gun.At these auctions you can really get burnt unless you are there. I know of a ringed barrel on one and two dewats that were not disclosed to be dewats even though very visible in person. Guns will hold and increase in value in todays falling stock market but thenso many whacked by the downturn wont be buying guns!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Maybe all the old timer collections have been sold. Less supply is what Im seeing. Or sellers are waiting for prices to rise. I see lots of guns on gunbroker priced $5,000 above the market. People who cant accept where the market is is my guess. Or dreamers. Definitely less Thompsons for sale lately Wait times will be a drag on the market. Individual to dealer has risen to 4 months now. Im looking at 14-16 months on a transfer from mwt. And at 4 months the gun still isnt in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67ray Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 Funny how some people post think their estimate of the price is correct, but the free market is somehow wrong . . . hard to argue with facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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