davidnj Posted December 10, 2024 Report Share Posted December 10, 2024 Here is a Maguire Industries wood & metal Thompson I bought at auction. This piece was part of a USMC veteran estate. Based on what I've read, there are only 8 or so known to exist. Compared to the other examples, this piece's condition is in the top percentile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryboy77 Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 That is Awesome,but I'm pretty sure more than 8 as I have seen 3 in the last 40 years and the other 2 were 28s ,Maybe M1 version? Im sure not too many as we dont see many though I'm willing to bet they just didn't hold up kids lucky enough beat the s out of them as well as movie props lost to the years, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Our own Bill Menosky (aut-ord-co) is the expert on these wooden Maguire toy Thompsons. His collection is suburb! For those interested, his latest book on the Maguire Wooden Thompsons can be found at: Auto-Ordnance Bridgeport Etc Bill's other book is also highly recommended for those interested in the history of the Auto-Ordnance Corporation at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Both make excellent Christmas presents to those that want everything Thompson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjvpo8 Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Looks like it has possibly an original WWII M1 Carbine sling on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryboy77 Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 What's the value on these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Cool! These were sales samples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aut-ord-co Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Not sales samples, but wooden toy guns made up by Maguire (AOC) for the Christmas season after the war. Several variations exist, depending on the surplus wood, parts and other manufactured parts available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted December 14, 2024 Report Share Posted December 14, 2024 On 12/11/2024 at 1:43 AM, TD. said: Our own Bill Menosky (aut-ord-co) is the expert on these wooden Maguire toy Thompsons. His collection is suburb! For those interested, his latest book on the Maguire Wooden Thompsons can be found at: Auto-Ordnance Bridgeport Etc Bill's other book is also highly recommended for those interested in the history of the Auto-Ordnance Corporation at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Both make excellent Christmas presents to those that want everything Thompson! I bought a first edition of 'The Auto-Ordnance Corporation - The People', a really interesting book to read, and now there is a 2nd edition. I can't keep up with the TSMG related books being published at the moment, nor can my bank balance. 😥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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