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LOT 3380
Documented Law Enforcement
Shipped Colt Model 1921/1928
U.S. Navy Overstamp Thompson Submachine Gun, Class III/NFA C&R Fully Transferable Machine Gun, with Accessories - Serial no.
7359, 45 ACP cal., 10 1/2 inch fluted bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Originally manufactured by Colt as a Model 1921 Thompson SMG, one of a
number stuck in inventory due to sluggish sales; while today the Thompson is recognized as an American classic and one of the all-time finest
“heavy metal” SMGs, at the time it was a novel, untested and expensive weapon, and few were willing to roll the dice. The U.S. Marine Corps was
an early adopter, and the firm attempted to capitalize on the connection by adding “U.S. NAVY” markings to their 1921s, updating the features
based on USMC feedback, and overstamping the “1921” to “1928” to match their newer model. According to Herigstad’s “Colt Thompson Submachine Gun Serial
LISTED BY SERIAL NUMBER IN THE BOOK COLT THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN SERIAL NUMBERS AND HISTORIES BY HERIGSTAD
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Numbers and Histories” (page 751), this particular Thompson was shipped to the Sheriff’s Office of Beaver County, Pennsylvania at an unrecorded date, as part of a seven piece order. The item is also recorded in the inventory of dealer Mike Free of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in 2000.
Blade front sight on the unmarked Cutts-style compensator and a folding Lyman rear sight, showing the signature cooling fins on the barrel, dual pistol grips and quick-detachable buttstock with a small “anchor” on the front.