Why so cheap?????

alanint · 09-09-2013, 07:27 PM

The barrel makes this a later "1927", which is a closed bolt, semi auto only carbine, not an SMG.
The original 1927, although semi auto, was an is a correct Thompson, which can be restored to Full Auto by simply adding the corect internals. In fact, BATF considers the original 1927 an SMG, so if you owned a registered original, there would be nothing stopping you from making it full auto again.

Eric, full auto Thompsons range fron $15,000 for a transferrable later-made Auto Ordnance, (West Hurley, New York), through $60-$70 Thousand for a correct, pristine early Colt 1921.

09-09-2013, 07:27 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	The barrel makes this a later "1927", which is a closed bolt, semi auto only carbine, not an SMG. The original 1927, although semi auto, was an is a correct Thompson, which can be restored to Full Auto by simply adding the corect internals. In fact, BATF considers the original 1927 an SMG, so if you owned a registered original, there would be nothing stopping you from making it full auto again. Eric, full auto Thompsons range fron $15,000 for a transferrable later-made Auto Ordnance, (West Hurley, New York), through $60-$70 Thousand for a correct, pristine early Colt 1921.