Auto ordnance thompson parts
ADDRESSED, WITH MATCHING FRONT AND REAR COVER SERIAL NUMBERS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL CONDITION DRUM WITH NICKELED ROTOR, NEW YORK, N.Y. ADDRESS, NUMBERED 50 ROUND "DRUM" FOR THE COLT THOMPSON 1921 SUBMACHINE GUN. IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A "C" DRUM TO COMPLETE YOUR THOMPSON KIT THIS IS IT.ĬOLT FIREARMS MFG CO. THIS DRUM IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION AND BELONGS IN THE COLLECTION OF A THOMPSON COLLECTION. THIS ALSO LED TO MANY DRUMS HAVING MISMATCHED FRONT AND BACK BODIES AS SHOOTERS SCRAMBLED TO PUT USABLE DRUMS TOGETHER. 100 ROUND DRUMS WERE NEVER MADE IN LARGE QUANTITY AS IT WAS QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT THE FULLY LOADED DRUM WEIGHED ABOUT 9 LBS AND ALL TOO OFTEN THE LOADED DRUMS SLIPPED OUT OF OPERATORS' HANDS, LANDED ON THE GROUNDED AND WERE DENTED & DAMAGED, IN MANY CASES, BEYOND USE. THIS DRUM IS NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD, MADE IN 1920. AS MANY OF THE EARLY PRODUCTION DRUMS WERE SHIPPED OVERSEAS. ĬOLT "C" 100 ROUND MACHINE GUN DRUMS ARE A VERY RARE FIND, ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN 2000 "C" DRUMS ARE IN CIRCULATION IN THE U.S. ADDRESS, NUMBERED 100 ROUND "DRUM" FOR THE COLT THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN. ADD THE BEST TO YOUR COLLECTIBLE COLT 1921 AND COMPLETE YOUR ACCESSORY COLLECTIONĪUTO ORDNANCE CORP, NEW YORK, N.Y. COMPLETE WITH PULL THROUGH BRUSH, CHAMBER/BREECH BRUSH, FIRING PIN, FIRING PIN SPRING, HAMMER PIN, EXTRACTOR, SEAR SPRING, SEAR LEVER SPRING AND TRIGGER SPRING, ALLIN ORIGINAL CONDITION. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST COLT THOMPSON ACCESSORIES. THERE IS EVER SO LIGHT FINISH WEAR TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIN FROM WHERE IT RESIDED IN THE FBI CASE LEATHER HOLDER FOR CLOSE TO 95 YEARS, AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO. THIS IS THE "REAL DEAL", WHILE THE CLOSE UP DETAIL PHOTOS SHOW THE NUANCES OF THE ORIGINAL TIN. THE METAL TIN IS THE GEM IN THE SET AS THE MAJORITY OF THE TINS IN COLLECTIONS ARE EITHER FAKES OR DECENT QUALITY REPRODUCTIONS FROM THE LATE GORDON HERIGSTAD. THE KIT IS ALL ORIGINAL AND HAS THE COMPLETE CONTENTS IN UNUSED, ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE TIN IS THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF A 20 ROUND BOX THOMPSON MAG SO IT FITS IN ONE OF THE POCKETS OF THE WEB GEAR MAGAZINE POUCHES. THE KIT, IN THE TIN, FIT IN A LEATHER STRAP HOLDER IN THE LID OF THE CASE. THIS IS A EXTREMELY RARE AND ORIGINAL EXAMPLE OF THE COLT FACTORY SPARE PARTS SET WHICH WAS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FBI HARD CASE. COLT 1921/1921/28 NAVY SPARE PARTS KIT IN TIN.