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Originally Posted by Bullseye 2620
Great gun, and an even better photo.
As used in combat, how common was the drum, as opposed to the stick, magazine? Thanks for the post and the information, and please post the completed article when you finish it.
Bullseye
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Bullseye,
Thanks!
To answer your question - in the early stages of the war, when 1921, 1921 overstamp and 1928 Thompsons were issued, the drum magazine was in fairly common use. When the M1 and M1A1 Thompsons began to come on stream, the 30-round stick magazine became much more common. These later guns did not accept the drum magazine, but the earlier guns could take drums and all 20- and 30-round sticks.
The article I will be writing will probably appear some time in the future in Dillon's
Blue Press catalog/magazine. I'll certainly alert you when and if it's published, and it can be read online if you don't have a (free) subscription.
The March, 2011 issue has the article on the Thompson.
Just for fun, here's the same gun, this time with a vertical foregrip attached, and equipped with a 20-round mag. Same guidelines for use of the photo as in the original post.
John
