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Howdy, just bought a 1942 Savage 1928A1 Thompson. Anyone know which manufacturer produced drums for this exact year/model? I know it’s the last year of production for US military Thompsons that are capable of accepting a drum, and that in practice they were primarily issued with 30rd stick magazines at this point. However, I would like to add one 1941/1942 production, US proofed drum to the rig for collecting purposes. Thank you. 

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I agree. Get a good book on the subject. Questions on forums are easily asked but are adequately answered only with effort.

 

I thought I remembered a nice section on drum variations in the general subjects area of these forums, but it's gone now, if it ever existed.

 

 

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ZK,

The short answer is that any of the drums produced during WWII would be appropriate for mating with a standard 1928A1. The contract details are in my book shown above, which would allow you to pick what best tweaks your interest/focus.

TSMGguy,

The detailed magazine FAQ that existed previously did not port properly when the board moved to new software.  That said, it did not include the detail available in books.

Roger

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7 hours ago, ZK383 said:

Howdy, just bought a 1942 Savage 1928A1 Thompson. Anyone know which manufacturer produced drums for this exact year/model? I know it’s the last year of production for US military Thompsons that are capable of accepting a drum, and that in practice they were primarily issued with 30rd stick magazines at this point. 

Congratulations on your new Thompson. I think it was probably issued with 20 round mags and drums were still being used to a widely varying degree. 
The Thompson Magazine Book is a good one and you might also consider American Thunder by Frank Iannamico if you don’t have it already. 

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For the wartime Thompsons and accessories agree that Iannamico's book is 100% "must have".

I have a Seymour 50-rd drum for my late production Savage 1928a1.  Other makers include Crosby, Auto Ordnance and several lesser known names (lesser known to me anyways).  I hope this helps. As you can tell by the many "buy the book" replies, there is a lot of info to digest on the topic.

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48 minutes ago, Lewisfan said:

For the wartime Thompsons and accessories agree that Iannamico's book is 100% "must have".

I have a Seymour 50-rd drum for my late production Savage 1928a1.  Other makers include Crosby, Auto Ordnance and several lesser known names (lesser known to me anyways).  I hope this helps. As you can tell by the many "buy the book" replies, there is a lot of info to digest on the topic.

Awesome, thank you for the information! It is exactly what I was looking for. I will certainly be purchasing the book as several members her recommended. 

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23 hours ago, TSMG28 said:

 

TSMGguy,

The detailed magazine FAQ that existed previously did not port properly when the board moved to new software.  That said, it did not include the detail available in books.

Roger

Thanks!

Here's the forums drum and box magazine guide that I was looking for. Pics are no longer showing up but can be copied and pasted for viewing.

 

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7 hours ago, TSMGguy said:

Thanks!

Here's the forums drum and box magazine guide that I was looking for. Pics are no longer showing up but can be copied and pasted for viewing.

 

David, are the photos from the pinned magazine guide lost forever or can they be restored? The pictures showed everything and were a great resource.

MH

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2 hours ago, Mike Hammer said:

David, are the photos from the pinned magazine guide lost forever or can they be restored? The pictures showed everything and were a great resource.

MH

I had some luck just copying and pasting the photo URLs.

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Many years ago, as a proud new owner of a Savage Model 1928, I bought a Kahr Arms X drum, compliment my well used 1928, direct from Kahr.

At the time I had little knowledge of the TSMG or it accessories.

I then discovered this forum, and spent many hours reading posts, especially the 'drum and box magazine guide', which resulted in my adding some original WW2, ( and a couple of prewar), L drums, to my collection; as I was able to identify them from knowledge gained from this site.

These included:

An Auto Ordnance NY NY Address with winding Instructions marked for M1921 & M1928. 2nd version manufactured by Worcester Pressed Steel (WPS), Rogers Herbsts book identified for me this one is a rarer version with a ‘patch’ on the drum catch. I had no knowledge of ,this version till I read Rogers book.
Another Auto Ordnance NY NY Address with winding Instructions marked for M1921 & M1928. 2nd version manufactured by Worcester Pressed Steel (WPS), without ‘patch’ on the drum catch.
A WW2 Production Seymour
Two WW2 production Crosby ‘Cash & Carry’ Period drums. One with a silver colored rotor, (1st version) and one with blued rotor, (2nd version).
and finally two WW2 produced Auto Ordnance drums, (third and fourth version).

When it was published, Rogers book updated a lot of information and provided new information, that to my knowledge had not been published before. it is definitely worth buying and should be on the bookshelf of every serious TSMG enthusiast.

Enthusiasts like Roger Herbst and Tom Davis etc. put a lot of time and effort into researching their respective subjects, to provide us with information not found elsewhere. So we should support all these authors by buying copies of their books, to support them and further research into the TSMG. It is amazing how much new information has come light from their research and hard work, since I bought my 1928 in 1996.

Thank you to all the authors of TSMG related books, for the knowledge you have all given me over the years.

Stay safe

Richard

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