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LISTED BY SERIAL NUMBER IN THE BOOKS COLT THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN SERIAL NUMBERS & HISTORIES, VOL. I BY HERIGSTAD AND THE THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN BY COX
If you ever have a chance to disassemble one of these weapons, you will be amazed at ORDNANCE CORPORATION,/NEW YORK U.S.A”. The top of the receiver and is marked with how well they were made, the parts just slide together like glass. This specific weapon still the Thompson “Indian Arrow” head logo. This Thompson is fitted with one 20-round stick
has all the traditional and distinctive Thompson features that are so easily recognizable in the gangster movies and were used throughout WWII, such as; the Auto-Ordnance ported compensator on the end of the barrel, the short 10 1/2 inch barrel with cooling fins, the vertical pistol grip, the detachable buttstock, and the fully adjustable Thompson ladder rear sight that is graduated from 100-600 yards. The left side of the receiver is marked “U.S. NAVY/MODEL OF 1921” with the 1928 dated over stamped on the 1921, with the serial number 6167 below the marking block. Farther back on the left side of the receiver it is marked “THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN/CALIBRE .45 AUTOMATIC COLT CARTRIDGE/MANUFACTURED BY COLT’S PATENT FIRE ARMS MFG. CO./HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A.” The right side is marked with the five lines of dates along with the two line ‘AUTO-
magazine and includes a modern made FBI style carrying case that has compartments for the weapon, magazines and accessories.
CONDITION: Excellent plus, retains 99% of the bright original blued finish with some minor edge and high spot wear. The wood is also excellent with a few minor handling marks. The case is also excellent. Mechanically excellent. This is one of the finer Colt Model 1921/1928s the writer has seen. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) that is classified as a “Curios or Relic” as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons are still subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478.
Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000
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