- Auto ordnance tommy gun buds serial numbers#
- Auto ordnance tommy gun buds serial number#
- Auto ordnance tommy gun buds series#
A list of Class 2 manufacturers and Class 3 dealers can be found at the following website:. Please check the laws in your state regarding ownership of SBRs. Some states do not allow the purchase and transfer of SBRs. For more information on purchasing an SBR, click on the following link at the BATF web site.
Your local dealer can assist you in this process. The customer needs to pay a $200 transfer fee directly to the BATF. The transfer paperwork between Kahr Arms/Auto-Ordnance and the dealer (known as a Form 3) must be completed and approved by the NFA branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), before the Thompson SBR can be shipped to the dealer. Thompson Short Barrel Rifles must be shipped to a Class 2 manufacturer or Class 3 dealer directly from our factory in Worcester, MA. It then takes another 8-9 weeks for the dealer to process and transfer the rifle to an individual. ♦ Note: The Thompson Short Barrel Rifles (SBRs) take 5-6 weeks to process and transfer to dealers. The frame and receiver are machined from solid steel and the stock is genuine American walnut. Its operation is semi-auto, firing from a closed bolt, and featuring a 10.5” barrel. AO 1? How cool would that be.The Thompson short barreled rifle (SBR) is our gun that is closest in dimensions and weight to the original submachine gun made famous during the 1920’s in the hands of gangsters and G-men. Without checking (never a good idea) I believe when AOC began production of the 28A1 at the Bridgeport plant they went back to the beginning. I have ordered myself a copy of the book "American Thunder II" anyway, as I am working away, in Algeria, at the moment, may be a few months before I get a chance to read it though. No coincidence, but an intentional business decision, in my opinion.ĭavid idea at which number the AO prefix production began then?
Auto ordnance tommy gun buds serial numbers#
There would have been no reason to start over with the serial numbers at that point in time, and to Auto-Ordnance, it was just the next sequence of serial numbers that made sense for their product. All indications are that they picked up the serial numbers where Colt left off. Savage was contracted by Auto-Ordnance to make the next batch of TSMG's, after an 18-year hiatus of manufacturing of the first 15,000 by Colt. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer these questions and I apologize if I am going over the same subject, which has been covered in another posting that I have missed.Ĭould Savage have been trying to continue their serial numbers FROM the last S/N of the Colts 21/Navy's? Coincidence ?
Auto ordnance tommy gun buds serial number#
It has the serial number 222556, so I am guessing it would have been manufactured in 1942.Īnother question I have is concerning the Savage and AO prefix on the M1928A1’s, as they were manufacturing the A1’s at the same time, are there two weapons with the same serial number with only the letter being different i.e. In my collection, I also have a Savage manufactured 'lend lease' M1, although it has a M1A1 bolt and the rear sight ‘protection’. I guess this would make my M1928 part of the 1940 order of Thompsons, when the M1’s where not even in production. I've heard some bad reports about the Kahr made Tommy's, supposedly the longer they have owned Auto Ordinance, the higher the price and the worse the quality. In my collection I have a pre lend lease British Model of 1928 with the serial number S- 85140, later number than the previous mentioned M1 – 79839. Yes they are legal, you just have to stick to the 10 round mags. I presume this was the case, as I have seen a deactivated M1 for sale in the UK recently, with a four digit serial number, 1529 and another with the serial number 79839.
Auto ordnance tommy gun buds series#
Can any one help me with the answers to a few questions?Ĭan anyone confirm that the M1 and M1A1 series of Thompsons began their serial numbers from zero, or whatever they began from, and did not follow on from the M1928 and M1928A1 serial numbers?