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Originally Posted by .357magger
The Feds went after Hyman Lebman in 1935 IIRC after fully auto 1911s and Winchester 1907s were traced from Dillinger Gang, Lester "Baby Face " Nelson, Homer Van Meter and organized crime in Cicero, IL back to him.
He was one of the first NFA prosecutions. Don't remember fully the verdict/outcome.
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My apologies for for any inaccuracy in my earlier post. Hyman was a close friend of my grandfather's and his pistolsmith. Most of my info came from interviewing his son some 35 years ag for 2 magazine articles that I wrote and cannot find copies of. I also interviewed other family members for the articles but as I said they did not get into too many juicy details. I do not think anyone served time over this deal.
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Randy
Provenance nerd
Last edited by quinn; 01-03-2021 at 08:35 PM.
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