1928 Grip mounts

[TD.]

On 6/20/2024 at 9:39 AM, PK. said:

The Early AO drawing notes the following, with an arrow pointing to teh bottom below the retaining lug "Bend grip here before heat treating to throw forward end up .10" to insure firm seating against barrel"

In my opinion, based upon observation, all Colt made parts had the bend, as did parts in all 1928 guns.  I think the bend in the milled parts was likely eliminated with the M1, and the subsequent multi part assembled grips mounts did not have the bend.

Notwithstanding Doug Richardson's post. I believe PK is correct about the Colt era and Model of 1928 milled grip mounts all having a bend. The original contract between Auto-Ordnance and Savage Arms called for the Savage guns to manufacture Thompson guns "exactly as it appeared in the 1936 Catalog." The early Savage Commercials (collector term) certainly show this to be true. Could this have changed late in the production of the 1928 Thompson with the milled grip mounts? I seriously doubt it. 

 

[Jimgunnut51]

Colts& Lend lease savages early models under 200,000 seem to have the bend and no. M1have I seen with a bend. I always thought was one of those 'simplifications' to make it cheaper

Edited September 17 by Jimgunnut51

[laurencen]

looked at the cut M1A1 nose in the bin, pulled the grip mount to see and unlike the ones to date that have the bend outside the lower receiver mounting slot this one is clearly bent in the mounting slot area, the mount is stamped AOC, was this to keep it tight in the receiver?

[Mk1992]

On 9/18/2024 at 6:32 PM, laurencen said:

looked at the cut M1A1 nose in the bin, pulled the grip mount to see and unlike the ones to date that have the bend outside the lower receiver mounting slot this one is clearly bent in the mounting slot area, the mount is stamped AOC, was this to keep it tight in the receiver?

Interesting, I have another one like this marked A.O.C, I will post the pictures tomorrow!