Thompson submachine gun accessories

[kennyb]

very very nice...my dept.had one up until a few years ago...the new chief found it offensive...the local junkyard chopped it up

 

[A10]

very very nice...my dept.had one up until a few years ago...the new chief found it offensive...the local junkyard chopped it up

No doubt he's a member of the IACP? They are a very anti gun group. I've known police chiefs who would disarm their force if they could have gotten away with it. One said there was just too much liability associated with carrying a gun. Kinda makes ya wonder, don't it?

 

[29aholic]

My first gun shop job was for a Class 3 dealer. Back in the dealer sample days we were buying surplus M1A1's for $150 plus the stamp. My first job was loading ammo for the ***'s, but I did get to put several down range. He also ordered two 1928's from Auto Ordnance.

 

[29aholic]

The bayonet was only for the 1923 Military Model, which really didn't take off. It was chambered in 45 Remington Thompson, which was a larger more powerful cartridge than the 45 ACP. They were trying to make the gun better, but that would have added another cartridge to the Army inventory, and they didn't want that.

Yes, there was a 100 round drum.

Originally there were XX (20 round) stick mags, L (50) and C (100) drum mags and a special stick for the 45 shot cartridges. I believe it was an 18 round.

Along came WW2. They used the XX and the L mags. Cs were too heavy, when loaded. They modified the gun, as the original was very labor intensive and expensive to make. The new guns would not accept the drum, so they came up with a new stick, the XXX (30 round).

Much later in its life, Auto Ordnance redesigned the drum's internals, and came up with what they called the XL (even though it only held 39, not 40). Then when the assault weapons ban came in, they redesigned the XL to only hold ten, and it became the X drum.

This is a pic of one of the guns used in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and it has both an L and a C drum in the picture.

More than you wanted to know, probably.

That one was really at the SVM?? The local PD in Springfield MO had one that was captured from one of Bonnie & Clyde's gang.

 

[kennyb]

No coubt he's a member of the IACP? They are a very anti gun group. I've known police chiefs who would disarm their force if they could have gotten away with it. One said there was just too much liability associated with carrying a gun. Kinda makes ya wonder, don't it?

yep...you called it...he hates a pursuit as well

 

[semperfi71]

There's lots of sub-machineguns in the world.

There's only one that epitomizes the word "sub-machinegun" and thats a Thompson M1921, M1928, or the "Navy Model" 1928.

I knew a fella who wanted one so bad he bought an Auto-Ordnance repro and replaced the 16 inch barrel with a 10 inch. Then he bought as many accessories as he could find. He had a 50 round drum, 5 20 round mags, and three 30 round mags. Plus he had the military issue "carriers" for them. And the horizontal and vertical foregrips so he could bounce back and forth from "Sgt Rock" to "Al Capone". And an original Thompson WWII sling, a rare item then.

It was only semi-auto but it was cool. Visions of "Bataan", "Back To Bataan", "Guadalcanal Diary", and every other WWII and gangster flick with Thompsons ran in his head.

Then he got into Cowboy Action Shooting and sold it all.

 

[Alpo]

That one was really at the SVM?? The local PD in Springfield MO had one that was captured from one of Bonnie & Clyde's gang.

So they tell me.

The very bottom picture on this page.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Then look at this page.
The St. Valentine Massacre guns today

 

[retarmyaviator]

Glad to see some other folks are interested in these on here. Savage 1928A1 from my collection.

 

[lawandorder]

very very nice...my dept.had one up until a few years ago...the new chief found it offensive...the local junkyard chopped it up

He should be arrested for destroying a piece of history.

 

[Pilgrim]

 

[retarmyaviator]

If you are interested in Thompsons you may want to take a look at this website - MachineGunBoards.com Forums

I have been a moderator on that forum for a number of years and the membership is one of the best. They freely offer information and help to those interested in Thompsons.

Page there specifically about accessories - Reproduction Thompson Accessories Reference Guide - MachineGunBoards.com Forums

I also recommend those interested in Thompsons to join the Thompson Collectors Association - http://thetca.net/default.aspx

You are free to join the TCA without a sponsor.

 

[PALADIN85020]

If you are interested in Thompsons you may want to take a look at this website - MachineGunBoards.com Forums

I have been a moderator on that forum for a number of years and the membership is one of the best. They freely offer information and help to those interested in Thompsons.

Page there specifically about accessories - Reproduction Thompson Accessories Reference Guide - MachineGunBoards.com Forums

I also recommend those interested in Thompsons to join the Thompson Collectors Association - Home

You are free to join the TCA without a sponsor.

Thanks for the great information! It was interesting to read the scoop on the reproductions - very good to know. All of my Thompson accessories which were pictured in the OP are originals, obtained way before repros became available. It's easy to spot some of the repros, but as your site pointed out, some of them are pretty close to the originals. Good info!

John