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LOT 3360
Excellent Auto-Ordnance Model 1928 Thompson Submachine
Gun, “A” Serial Range, Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun - Serial no. 2504A, 45 ACP cal., 10 1/2 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in the 1970s/1980s as part of the “A” suffix serial range, the Auto-Ordnance 1928 Thompson is virtually a perfect reproduction of the original vintage “Roaring Twenties” Tommy Gun.
One of the signature weapons of the Prohibition Era, the Thompson was one of the great “heavy metal” submachine guns, operating semi or full automatic on an open bolt, fully machined with fine hardwood furniture; the later sheet metal guns may have had them beat for cost effectiveness
but not for style. Blade front and folding ladder peep sights, with the signature Cutts Compensator and cooling fins on the barrel, a set of contoured pistol grips, and a quick-detach buttstock. The trigger group
is fitted with a set of selector and safety switches, and the receiver has
the Auto-Ordnance patent info on the right and the model markings on the left. The magazine slot is configured for drum magazines and stick magazines. Internally, there are some differences from the original 1928 pattern, with the wings removed from the Blish Lock, the spring steel
oiler absent, the firing pin fixed in the forward position and an M1 pattern spring guide and buffer assembly, with the interior bearing having a hand- scribed matching serial number and “QF”
(possibly indicating Quality Fabrication, an Auto-
Ordnance subcontractor). Magazine absent.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 97% plus original blue finish, showing
mild scratches and handling marks overall. The wood furniture is in equal condition, with a few light scuffs and dings. Mechanically excellent. 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) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478.
Estimate: 18,000 - 27,500
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