Subdeacon Joe Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Guy on Facebook posted this. No attribution. Only thing that comes to mind is a Colt 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 BAR, ain't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadier Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Yup, 1918 BAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Looks like a reenactment of the Battle of Barrington. November 1934. If do it SHOULD BE a Colt Monitor. Lester Gillis (Baby Face Nelson) and two others, armed with a Thompson and a Monitor, ahainst two FBI, armed with a Thompson and a pump shotgun. That, however, appears to be a standard BAR. The Monitor had a pistol grip stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 If I were the guy kneeling down, I would tell the BAR shooter to get away from my left ear..... They're so close, one grenade would get em all..... ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Doubt that grenades came into play at that conflict. But that would been a heck of a lot of fire power for three guys. I too, would be searching for the protection of the motor block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 BAR. I always love to see photos like this and ya gotta love that guy with the revolver. I always wonder if he's cursing his boss under his breath thinking "We're in a shootout and these guys get the good hardware and I am stuck with this." Isn't that a photo of a reenactment of the shootout with Bonnie and Clyde? I have seen this photo somewhere else before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 29 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: BAR. I always love to see photos like this and ya gotta love that guy with the revolver. I always wonder if he's cursing his boss under his breath thinking "We're in a shootout and these guys get the good hardware and I am stuck with this." Isn't that a photo of a reenactment of the shootout with Bonnie and Clyde? I have seen this photo somewhere else before... Kinda like in WWI the Lieutenants and Captains going "over the top" to cross hundreds of yards of open field with just a 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 That's an improvement over the British subalterns, who went with just a whistle and a swagger stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 What everone else said, BAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I vote for BAR, sans the bipod. Next question, what brand of automobile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I think it's a Ford. But did anyone else notice it's a 1921A Thompson, with a C drum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Don't know that much about the Thompson. Don't recognize that hood ornament as Ford. BUT, could be my recall has failed me again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 If that is indeed a reenactment from recent times them fellers sure got the wardrobe down as well. Background looks pretty darn real as well. Movie scene maybe? But I certainly don't recognize any of their ugly mugs. Great picture! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 The billboard says, DODGE BROTHERS, so maybe a Chrysler, or a Dodge auto. , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 From Google: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: Don't know that much about the Thompson. Don't recognize that hood ornament as Ford. BUT, could be my recall has failed me again. Thompsons came two ways. A model A, and a model AC. A was Automatic and AC was Automatic with Cutts Compensator. No compensator, makes that an A. Thompson named their magazines in Roman Numerals. The stick was an XX - held 20. There was an L drum - 50, and a C drum - 100. During WW2 they lengthened the stick and made it a XXX - 30. During the assault weapons ban they made a drum that only held ten - X drum. And they redesigned the L drum, trying to make it more reliable. The new design only holds 39, but they called it an XL anyway. Just another advertising lie. This gun has an L - a fifty rounder. See it just barely extends down past the pistol grip. The drum in that original pic goes down about three inches farther. Hundred rounder. C drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Thanks, Alpo. Now I larend me something today. Sub Deacon Joe is correct, this forum is full of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 New car and new tires... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Those folks are serious Zoot Shooters! I wonder if the officer with the BAR scratched the paint on that new car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 5 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: From Google: Good find, Hardpan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Most excellent. I'm loving this topic. I LOVE me some 1920s/30s stuff. Great pic, nice explanation, Alpo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I'm thinkin' the car might be a '26 Chevrolet Superior...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Oooooooo! Gorgeousness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It is a 1926 Studebaker Big 6. Notice the design of the front bumper. Here is a picture showing more of the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Looks like they all had similar radiator caps with wings. Perhaps for leverage or ease of removal. In my opinion, that doesn't look like a Chevrolet, Hardpan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimstone Bill Willson Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Next question, what revolver is that? Looks like a Colt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 M1917 in 45 ACP. Looks more Colt than Smith to me. Or possibly a Colt Police model? The Colt Police Positive in 38? Kinda hard to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadier Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Looks small to be a New Service Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Looks too big to be a Police Positive. Official Police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blarney Kid Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 The BAR man isn't going to do much shooting, no mag in the weapon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 On 7/8/2017 at 2:45 AM, Alpo said: Looks like a reenactment of the Battle of Barrington. November 1934. If do it SHOULD BE a Colt Monitor. Lester Gillis (Baby Face Nelson) and two others, armed with a Thompson and a Monitor, ahainst two FBI, armed with a Thompson and a pump shotgun. If that was the battle of barrington, wouldn't one of them be a girl? I thought Nelson's wife was there too. On 7/16/2017 at 6:21 PM, The Blarney Kid said: The BAR man isn't going to do much shooting, no mag in the weapon! Guess that answers the question of whether he scratched the paint on the new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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