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Tracie, Thanks for posting this. Phil was a good guy and I remember him fondly. Chuck

Motorcar, The photo at 4.55 is a still from the Johnny Depp movie, "Public Enemies". It is a WWII 1928 Model (check the non-pointed front sight) with the butt stock removed. There are other stills from the movie that show that the gun is a 1928 Model, the markings on the receiver give it away.

Planejack, There are several original Kerr M3 slings on Ebay right now. Just put in the search box "Original Kerr Sling" Hope you find one that you like.

Yes, That is the year that the Type 2 compensator was introduced, I believe that is the date of the picture.

Stampcollector, That is the typical WWII Strap with the D type end piece. The strap being wider in the middle is also typical WWII production. Can you send me a private email on the MachinegunBoards.com message system. I have something I would like to ask you?

Stampcollector, The BOYLE pouches would have had the usual D-shaped clip at the end of their shoulder straps. This would have been typical for WWII production. The pouch you saw may have had an earlier type shoulder strap, as on the 1930's production pouches. It was probably a replacement strap. If you have a picture of it, send it along.

Hello, You have a B-O-Y-L-E (BOYLE) made drum pouch. I found two(2) of them many years ago unissued. I sold one and kept the other, I have probably had it for thirty years, or so. The BOYLE made pouches are not rare, but are not as commonly seen as several other manufacturers. They are are not date marked, but typically these pouches were manufactured in 1942. It is an original WWII military issue pouch for the fifty round drum. Nice find. The BOYLE Logo is very hard to read and it appears to have been somewhat smeared when applied. The one pictured below is about as clear as they get.

Hi, It appears to be a real instruction sheet, but I am wondering about the penciled A67, written in the lower right corner of the sheet. This is usually seen when the item is a copy of an original, such as one of a certain number. What type of paper is it printed on? I would guess that the instruction sheet without the red printing did precede the the red printed one.

Hope you can make it next year, Richard! It would be nice to meet you.

p51, The wood on the gun is definitely not original. The rear pistol grip and front grip are from some type of replica toy gun. I was going to say that the butt stock looked original, but the placement of the sling swivel is not accurate. It is too far forward of where the originals are placed. I do believe though, that you are correct with the sling being an M1 Carbine sling.

I agree with Bridgeport28A1. These are WWII bolts that were inspected and placed in long term storage in 1954. Many of the Thompson parts seen over the years have early 1950's dates on them. It may have something to do with the Korean War.

Is it a very early Savage made gun? Maybe TD should chime in in this he is the expert on the Savage guns. Sounds like you maybe have a replacement barrel on your gun. In that case I agree, an S marked barrel would be the thing to do.

Might be an original barrel if it a square S marked Stevens barrel. Depends on when it was made.

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