Harvington Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 I'm looking to purchase a deactivated 1928A1 and have come across an AO manufactured weapon with poorly struck markings (picture attached). Is this something that I should be worried about in terms of its authenticity, or is it just the haste of getting the weapon into service during the war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyDixon Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 is this gun in U.S. ? just eondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 My guess is that it must be a low serial AOC Bridgeport 1928 to have a "boxed" WB. It appears to have had a bounce on the strike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) https://www.gunpartscorp.com/search#query=wb%20stamp Or someone making their kit "better"... Edited July 30, 2021 by Sandman1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Original marking, double struck due to hammer bonce as mentioned above. End of story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvington Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 What do you think about the crossed cannon cartouche? To me, it looks like the first attempt was done at a bit of an angle and only got half of it, and then he tried to line it up for the second half and didn't quite get there. Would that be a reasonable assumption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 What do you think about the crossed cannon cartouche? To me, it looks like the first attempt was done at a bit of an angle and only got half of it, and then he tried to line it up for the second half and didn't quite get there. Would that be a reasonable assumption? Very likely. These were not always perfectly struck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Ploughboy Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Years ago the auto industry had a saying, "Never buy a car built on a Monday or a Friday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Thank you for posting. While there is always a worry about fakers in the Thompson world, at first glance I agree with TSMGguy that the markings appear original. I may be more suspicious if in the deactivated Thompson marketplace guns with pristine markings are sold for much higher prices. Are you in the UK where deacs are commonplace? Tell us about the market in general and if the deac in question is an old style or new style deac. Additional pictures will allow the forum members to properly evaluate other aspects of this Thompson. Does the receiver and frame serial number match? If so, has the frame been re-numbered to match the receiver? This is one area I would concentrate on if I was a buyer for a deac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 While they both look to be honest "rebounds", suspicion might be cast that both appear double-tapped.These were individual stamps and gross rebounds like these had to be rather rare, especially both on one gun. But, anyone who has ever done any letter stamping knows it takes a bit of practice to get the numerals to look good and the stamp uniform.My best guess is a "noob" on one of their first attempts of stamping for the inspector. I'd say genuine, and kinda cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvington Posted August 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Thanks for all the input - very helpful! I'll get some more pictures, including of the trigger frame ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Many Thompson inspector and Ordnance stamps were poorly struck. I dont see anything alarming, but would want to confirm the serial number is fairly low. If you send me the serial number via PM, I will let you know if it seems unusual. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 If this were a coin, it'd be called a "double die" and worth many times the average value! Maybe.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvington Posted August 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 The trigger frame is force matched, which is a bit of a shame. Out of interest, was the trigger frame of the 1928A1 always numbered? I've seen some examples with no numbering on the trigger frame, but I'm unsure as to whether they left the factory that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndArmored Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 If this were a coin, it'd be called a "double die" and worth many times the average value! Maybe.....? Too bad the dewat wasn't made in 1955. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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