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Photo...Fresh Shipment of Thompsons...
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So THAT'S where I left those things! I'd lose my head if it weren't loosely attached.
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Looks British.
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I don't need a complete case, just a couple, thanks 
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08-26-2016, 09:45 PM
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They were "fresh" about 70 years ago. 
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Stacked like cord wood back then.
Great picture and thanks for sharing.
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I bet he is thinking, "hurry up and take the photo."
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Wow, 1921s!
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08-27-2016, 12:19 AM
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...yep...no M1s there...those are the real deal...Blish Lock and all...
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So old they still had the Cutts Compensator.
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How do you tell the 21's from the 28's?
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i like the way they just stack them up on top of each other
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Judging by the uniforms, it's a shipment to the Aussies or Brits.
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Easiest way is the 21's and over stamps all have Colt's address.
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They are Brits. Ive seen this pic before and these were supposedly a shipment they got from us in 1940. Churchill was given one.
The Brits recently found it too amongst his things. Dunno what they did with it after the discovery? HOPEFULLY it was sent to the Imperial War Museum for display.
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I've heard they were very popular with the Brits.
The nickname "Tommy Gun" sure didn't hurt!
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When I was a kid in the 1950's, CBS ran a series on Churchill in the war years. One episode featured a detective showing his guns. One was a Thompson. He also had his WWI Colt .45 auto (not a .455), a .38 Webley, and a Mannlicher-Schoenauer 6.5mm carbine that he probably used for deerstalking in Scotland during more peaceful times. Think he also had some shotguns.
I've read books by British officers who used Thompsons in combat. One in Italy, one in Burma, and one who commanded a Stuart/Honey tank in North Africa.
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In todays money and what full auto Thompsons are going for, he holding close to $175,000 or better. 
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...speaking of Tanks and Thompsons in North Africa...
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The nickname "Tommy Gun" sure didn't hurt!
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I think they also were called "The Chicago Typewriter"
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And "The Gun that Made the '20s Roar." A friend had a full auto version that he let me shoot. An amazing experience and my only FA other than an M16 in basic training in 1969.
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