Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1921, the first Thompson submachine guns for civilian were martketed. I have been fortunate enough to carry three of them whilst in theArmy 1968 and 1969. I had an M-1 briefly, then a 1928A-1, and finally an M-1A-1. Also mixed in were an M-1 carbine, an M-2 carbine, an M-3A-1 "grease gun", an AK-47, an SKS carbine, and an MAT-49. All were good guns except for the MAT-49, but the Tommy guns have CLASS by the barrel full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 One of my childhood dreams was to own a WW2-era Thompson. Unfortunately my state won't allow me to have one, even if I could afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I almost cry every time I see one up here. They are prohibited and most are now de-activated. The rest are total safe queens the owners can not even take to the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 My Dad brought one back from WW2. I was fortunate as a kid to be able to shoot it before he ditched it. He was growing ever more paranoid about having it, so he dumped it in the very middle (read: the deep part) of our reservoir. One of my clients has a pristine collector copy of the Tommy and round magazine. It is legal for in the house, but he is an instant felon if he takes it out the front door, or goes to shoot it. Sure is pretty, though... Thompson beats hell out of those ugly grease guns.. Ka-chunka, ka-chunka, ka-chunka. Cheap, ugly things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laramie Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 My oldest friend has two of them. An original and a reproduction. We’ve shot them both many times. The original version is much better made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.