![]() The Colt Thompson submachine gun had a six groove barrel 10 1/2 inches long, one turn in 16 inches, "right hand" twist. The jacketed bullets were an alloy of copper and 5% zinc and were given a nickel wash which gave them a shiny appearance sometimes mistaken for steel. ![]() They were manufactured only between July, 1927 and July, 1928. ![]() The cartridges fired in this case from both Thompson submachine guns at the Massacre scene were of the United States Cartridge Company. Identification was made of the ejector piece from gun Number 7580, Exhibit "A" and of the irregular firing pin from gun Number 2347, Exhibit "B". Microscopic identification was made of the bullets fired from each of the test guns. Thompson Number 2347 was marked Exhibit "B" and was determined to have fired one 50-round magazine at the Massacre scene. Thompson Number 7580 was marked Exhibit "A" and was determined to have fired one twenty-round magazine at the Massacre scene. Also available, the models with a drum magazine (100 round, 50 round, 10 round) or 10 round stick magazine.The two Massacre Thompsons numbered Number 7580 and Number 2347 were positively identified by Colonel Calvin Goddard in December of 1929 after investigating many Thompson guns found in the Chicago area. The Tommy Guns ship with one 20 round stick magazine. The overall length is 41” but it becomes 31.5″ when the buttstock is detached from the frame. The Thompson T1B model comes with a detachable buttstock with vertical foregrip. The Thompson T1-C “Commando” model features parkerized steel and all wood stock, rear grip and horizontal foregrip in a durable black finish. The pinned Cutts compensator offered on the 18” barrel models are not considered part of the barrel. The BATFE recently approved the permanently affixed Cutts compensator as a part of the 16.5” barrel. The Thompson T1-14 models with a barrel length of just 16.5”, it is 1.5” shorter than the existing T1 models with the 18” barrels. The fixed stock is crafted in luxurious polished American Walnut and has a vertical foregrip. They have a blade front and open rear adjustable sight. ![]() ![]() The Tommy Gun is available with a blued steel receiver (T1 models) or a lighter weight aluminum receiver (T5 models). 45 ACP caliber Thompson 1927A-1 has a pinned Cutts compensator, which lengthens the finned barrel length to 18”, and puts the overall length for the carbine at 41” from buttstock to muzzle. For more than 100 years, the “Chicago Typewriter®”, the time-honored submachine gun, has been a favorite among collectors and shooting enthusiasts. ![]()
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