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    Quote Originally Posted by warpigM-4 View Post
    Man look at the Grin on his face That is Outstanding
    Which model has the Side cock the 1927??

    The pre war Thompsons, the M1921, M1928, and M1928A1 were the models that allowed the use of both drums and stick mags, had the cocking handle on top, and used the more complicated "Blish Lock" operating system.

    Once we got into the war, they attempted to cut some corners in production. In 1942 the M1 Thompson submachine gun was type classified and adopted. The Blish lock was done away with and the weapon was now straight blowback, drum mags were no longer useable, the finned barrel, Cutts compensator and Lyman adjustable sight was done away with. The cocking handle was moved to the side on the M1.

    The M1A1 was even more simplified with the firing pin machined into the bolt face rather than be a separate unit.
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    i can finally one up everyone on here. my uncle has an original 1928 numbers matching thompson. i got the chance to fire it a couple years ago. here is the vid:

    keep in mind, i was alot younger at the time, and that was my first time firing a full auto weapon.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObRBMl7EkwI

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    Lt. Ronald Speirs was a big fan of his M1928A1 Thompson.

    Speirs got it done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jared91 View Post
    i can finally one up everyone on here. my uncle has an original 1928 numbers matching thompson. i got the chance to fire it a couple years ago. here is the vid:

    keep in mind, i was alot younger at the time, and that was my first time firing a full auto weapon.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObRBMl7EkwI
    FYI, That is not a 1928, it is an M1 or M1A1

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    Thank you Templar ,
    Good info I wish I would have got a Kit back in the day when they were only 150 bucks.what is your opinion of the Thompson Pistols being offered the TA5 Like this Could you SBR one of these??
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...=224454211#PIC



    Quote Originally Posted by Templar View Post
    The pre war Thompsons, the M1921, M1928, and M1928A1 were the models that allowed the use of both drums and stick mags, had the cocking handle on top, and used the more complicated "Blish Lock" operating system.

    Once we got into the war, they attempted to cut some corners in production. In 1942 the M1 Thompson submachine gun was type classified and adopted. The Blish lock was done away with and the weapon was now straight blowback, drum mags were no longer useable, the finned barrel, Cutts compensator and Lyman adjustable sight was done away with. The cocking handle was moved to the side on the M1.

    The M1A1 was even more simplified with the firing pin machined into the bolt face rather than be a separate unit.
    Last edited by warpigM-4; 04-10-11 at 16:19.


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    I'm diggn this thread...thanks fellas.

    My GrandDad was not a gun guy and told me they made him shoot one of those thompson's in the airforce....he disagreed about the control. Says you had to aim at their toes to hit them in the face but he was always the commedian.

    He enjoyed the guns that came out of the planes more than the ones you had to hold. I miss him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by warpigM-4 View Post
    Thank you Templar ,
    Good info I wish I would have got a Kit back in the day when they were only 150 bucks.what is your opinion of the Thompson Pistols being offered the TA5 Like this Could you SBR one of these??
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...=224454211#PIC

    I'm sure you could have a smith who knows Thompsons rig that up to a SBR. A modern Auto Ordnance usually requires some massaging to run well anyway, so it would be a good time for them to go through it.

    The Andrewskis are some of the best known and respected Thomspon specialists.

    Most of those kits that were available several years ago actually came in from the Ukraine. We had originally given them to the Soviets as Lend Lease guns. All that old Winchester WWII ball in spam cans came back in at the same time from there as well.

    As Gunz posted, you'll find these things all over the place.

    A buddy of mine was MI in the Balkans after the civil wars there in the mid 90's and did a lot of weapons inspections. He found lots of Thompsons on all sides....Croats, Serbs, Bosnians.

    Pic of some Serbian militiamen outside of Sarajevo, with a M1 or M1A1 in the background.

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    I envy you guys. I'd love to spend some time with one of those.

    As an eleven or twelve year old I got the opportunity to fire a 1928, only on semi. In the early 70’s our local range had a kid’s shooting program and the range was ours one night a week, with coaching and adult supervision of course. Occasionally the adults might shoot after we were through. My friend and I were the last kids to leave one evening when an older gentleman brought out a Thompson. Of course we were ogling it and when he noticed and grinned, asking if we’d like to give it a try. “Yes sir, thank you!” The way I remember it was very heavy. I held it, trying to squeeze the trigger but it was so darn heavy. When I lowered it he smiled and commented on them being heavy. I finally used two fingers on the trigger and it was a bit anticlimactic. A bang and the gun barely moved. We each took a few shots, thanked him again and left. I’d love to fire one again, this time on full auto.

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