Value of two C drums

[kentjo]

A friend of mine wants to sell me two C drums and I need to know manufacturer and value.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Sorry David if this is not the place to ask this let me know.

Thanks,

Kent

[kentjo]

11 minutes ago, kentjo said:

A friend of mine wants to sell me two C drums and I need to know manufacturer and value.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Sorry David if this is not the place to ask this let me know.

Thanks,

Kent

 

[LDog2012]

Reproduction C drums are listed for under $500 new. Those have a lot of wear so would be substantially less. What is the asking price?

Edited November 19, 2025 by LDog2012

[kentjo]

That is what we are trying to determine - Neither of us know.

We are good friends so we want to be fait to each other.

[LDog2012]

2 hours ago, kentjo said:

That is what we are trying to determine - Neither of us know.

We are good friends so we want to be fait to each other.

Those are reproductions. Your can verify that by getting Roger Herbst’s book

Thompson Sub Machinegun Magazines 1917- 2021

He is the authority on the subject.

Re value, depending on condition and assuming good working order, call it $250 -$300 each. You can verify by looking up sales of similar items on Gun Broker.

 

[Bridgeport28A1]

Merle Bitikofer told me look for one with a serial number under 2000 when they first appeared. 

Edited November 19, 2025 by Bridgeport28A1

[TSMG28]

These drums were manufactured circa 2007 for Kahr by their subcontractor Tempco Manufacturing Company. The general consensus among collectors is that the drums numbered under 2600 are reliable. Above that number, reliability is 50/50. 

Since these drums appear to be used, the owner should be able to vouch for their reliability. The price range quoted above is reasonable, considering that new Taiwan replicas which are generally very reliable are selling right now for $400, plus shipping.  The current Kahr price for their C drum is $721.  These will be unnumbered and of questionable quality (read possibly/probably not reliable in full-auto guns).

Roger

[Merry Ploughboy]

FWIW, there was a review of this vintage 100 round drum that was done by Frank Iannamico for the Sep., 2007 issue of Small Arms Review magazine that can be found on the internet.