Ho Ho Ho now i have a machine gun

padredan · 12-11-2012, 07:11 PM

Ho Ho Ho now i have a machine gun .Think thats a quote from bruce willis's movie " Die Hard"

Steve Lempitski · 12-11-2012, 07:25 PM

Sweet toy!! History channel had a series on WW2 guns - said that Uncle Sam was paying $200.00 for a Thompson during WW2, meanwhile my grandfather was making $20.00 a week mounting AA guns at the Fore river Shipyard

alanint · 12-11-2012, 07:39 PM

Dan,

Is this a Savage or a West Hurley gun?

You need a correct Kerr "no-buckle" sling for it to get the maximum cool factor.

padredan · 12-11-2012, 08:00 PM

that would be a ????? how you say fake. Ho Ho Ho

NoncomRetired · 12-11-2012, 08:13 PM

When I arrived in Nam in Feb 68, my first unit I was assigned to had not upgraded there TO&E Table of Organization and Equipment and was still working on a 1958 TO&E. I was issued an M3 Grease Gun, **** lock and load, a piece of junk that rusted within an hour. Thump Thump Thump was it's firing sound. Why couldn't their TO&E had one of those Thompsons...............

alanint · 12-11-2012, 08:26 PM

Amen. Although a repro, get a repro Kerr sling for her. She will thank you!

padredan · 12-11-2012, 08:30 PM

I will let the owner i built it for know, thats the sling he provided for it.

BogeyB · 12-11-2012, 08:52 PM

Sweet! Is it a M1 or an M1A1?

Mike

alanint · 12-11-2012, 09:02 PM

Impossible to tell unless it was real and had markings. Or you took a real one apart....

padredan · 12-11-2012, 09:03 PM

Actualy i am not sure of the difference

alanint · 12-11-2012, 09:08 PM

I posted this at one time. For a full explanation, search the site here. The short story is that the M1A has a hammer and spring loaded firing pin just like the 1921 or 1928 TSMGs. The M1A1 has a fixed firing pin milled directly into the bolt and no hammer or other internals. It is a true, direct blowback gun.

Dan, here is an example of the sling your customer needs. Look for the original TSMG manual online for how to mount this. It is not as simple as it might appear.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...ectorid=229466

padredan · 12-11-2012, 09:23 PM

thanks, he supplied all the parts , i just assembled it

rhuff · 12-12-2012, 04:58 PM

Even a non-firing replica looks super. They are just one weapon that are in a class all their own. Nobody mistakes that profile for other rifles.....or a least I don't think so. I bet your customer will be well pleased.

pitsword · 12-12-2012, 05:51 PM

Back in the days, on my Diesel Submarine, we had a gun locker full of "28's and M 1 Tommy's. I remember the stocks wobbled on the 28's and the M 1's were mint (like new). Later in 1967 on my first (only) nuke missile Boat, we still had a locker full of M 1 Tommy's. All of my boats had 1911's and a few Garands. IIRC, in the Thompsons we used 20 rd mags. I really loved the M 1, heavy but most comfortable and comforting. Go to youtube and check out USS Wahoo in WW2 and see what a Thompson and B A R could do to " Remember Pearl Harbor".

Ice · 12-12-2012, 07:10 PM

Just flat out cool. I've always wanted a Thompson and an MP40. Even repro fakes would be nice. Just never had the cash and the opportunity to buy at the same time. Looks like a real good job. (applause).

Charlie

lugerholsterrepair · 12-12-2012, 08:00 PM

I can see that Bruce Willis would say this in the movies..Ho Ho Ho now i have a machine gun, but this is a SUBmachine gun. Cool though..good job.

padredan · 12-12-2012, 08:18 PM

thanks everyone, I think he said the parts and reciever came from sarco, in the movie i think he had a HK mp5.

padredan · 12-12-2012, 09:10 PM

This kit was a m1 kit , I think he had the kit for awhile looking for someone to assemble it. thats alot of cash for a bunch of parts plus you have to buy a reciever to, makes for a pricey display gun.

ithacaartist · 12-12-2012, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by postino

WOW!!! Here's two Sarco ads for the Thompson kits - First is from the Aug 10th issue; second is the Dec 10th issue...

Below, they offer the Lyman sight for an additional c-note; I just forked over $175 to Sarco for a sight, all by itself. Best price I could find...other sellers start at $250! Read somewhere the 1917A1 sight leaf would fit, but those babies are in the $400 range!

Too bad we can't get these kits in NY state, huh?

Douglas Jr. · 12-13-2012, 06:38 AM

Nice work Padre!
It displays great for sure.
I own a M1A1, bought under stressing circumstances. With the time passing I learned how to enjoy it. The good note is that my little beast is live (not deact).

All the best,

Douglas.

12-11-2012, 07:11 PM	#1
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	Ho Ho Ho now i have a machine gun Ho Ho Ho now i have a machine gun .Think thats a quote from bruce willis's movie " Die Hard" Attached Thumbnails __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-11-2012, 07:25 PM	#2
Steve Lempitski User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Old Cape Cod Posts: 238 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Sweet toy!! History channel had a series on WW2 guns - said that Uncle Sam was paying $200.00 for a Thompson during WW2, meanwhile my grandfather was making $20.00 a week mounting AA guns at the Fore river Shipyard __________________ SJL

12-11-2012, 08:00 PM	#4
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	that would be a ????? how you say fake. Ho Ho Ho __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-11-2012, 08:26 PM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Amen. Although a repro, get a repro Kerr sling for her. She will thank you! Last edited by alanint; 12-11-2012 at 09:14 PM.

12-11-2012, 08:30 PM	#7
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	I will let the owner i built it for know, thats the sling he provided for it. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-11-2012, 07:39 PM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Dan, Is this a Savage or a West Hurley gun? You need a correct Kerr "no-buckle" sling for it to get the maximum cool factor.

12-11-2012, 08:13 PM	#5
NoncomRetired Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 719 Thanks: 144 Thanked 306 Times in 146 Posts	When I arrived in Nam in Feb 68, my first unit I was assigned to had not upgraded there TO&E Table of Organization and Equipment and was still working on a 1958 TO&E. I was issued an M3 Grease Gun, **** lock and load, a piece of junk that rusted within an hour. Thump Thump Thump was it's firing sound. Why couldn't their TO&E had one of those Thompsons...............

12-11-2012, 08:52 PM	#8
BogeyB Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mc Donough, GA. Posts: 419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 222 Times in 96 Posts	Sweet! Is it a M1 or an M1A1? Mike __________________ MAGA Always!! NRA Benifactor, GCA

12-11-2012, 09:02 PM	#9
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Impossible to tell unless it was real and had markings. Or you took a real one apart....

12-11-2012, 09:03 PM	#10
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	Actualy i am not sure of the difference __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-11-2012, 09:08 PM	#11
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	I posted this at one time. For a full explanation, search the site here. The short story is that the M1A has a hammer and spring loaded firing pin just like the 1921 or 1928 TSMGs. The M1A1 has a fixed firing pin milled directly into the bolt and no hammer or other internals. It is a true, direct blowback gun. Dan, here is an example of the sling your customer needs. Look for the original TSMG manual online for how to mount this. It is not as simple as it might appear. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...ectorid=229466

12-11-2012, 09:23 PM	#12
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	thanks, he supplied all the parts , i just assembled it __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-12-2012, 04:58 PM	#13
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,274 Thanks: 2,695 Thanked 961 Times in 707 Posts	Even a non-firing replica looks super. They are just one weapon that are in a class all their own. Nobody mistakes that profile for other rifles.....or a least I don't think so. I bet your customer will be well pleased.

12-12-2012, 05:51 PM	#14
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 456 Thanks: 3,919 Thanked 101 Times in 81 Posts	Back in the days, on my Diesel Submarine, we had a gun locker full of "28's and M 1 Tommy's. I remember the stocks wobbled on the 28's and the M 1's were mint (like new). Later in 1967 on my first (only) nuke missile Boat, we still had a locker full of M 1 Tommy's. All of my boats had 1911's and a few Garands. IIRC, in the Thompsons we used 20 rd mags. I really loved the M 1, heavy but most comfortable and comforting. Go to youtube and check out USS Wahoo in WW2 and see what a Thompson and B A R could do to " Remember Pearl Harbor".

12-12-2012, 07:10 PM	#15
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Just flat out cool. I've always wanted a Thompson and an MP40. Even repro fakes would be nice. Just never had the cash and the opportunity to buy at the same time. Looks like a real good job. (applause). Charlie

12-12-2012, 08:00 PM	#16
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,763 Thanks: 4,868 Thanked 3,105 Times in 1,429 Posts	I can see that Bruce Willis would say this in the movies..Ho Ho Ho now i have a machine gun, but this is a SUBmachine gun. Cool though..good job. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

12-12-2012, 08:18 PM	#17
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	thanks everyone, I think he said the parts and reciever came from sarco, in the movie i think he had a HK mp5. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-12-2012, 09:10 PM	#18
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	This kit was a m1 kit , I think he had the kit for awhile looking for someone to assemble it. thats alot of cash for a bunch of parts plus you have to buy a reciever to, makes for a pricey display gun. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

12-13-2012, 06:38 AM	#20
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Nice work Padre! It displays great for sure. I own a M1A1, bought under stressing circumstances. With the time passing I learned how to enjoy it. The good note is that my little beast is live (not deact). All the best, Douglas.