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Colt 1921 Thompson SMG .45 ACP SN: 7647

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Colt 1921 Thompson SMG .45 ACP SN: 7647
Fully-Transferable ‘1921AC’ San Quentin Prison used Thompson sub machine gun chambered in .45 Automatic. As one of the first 15,000 Thompsons produced, it was manufactured by Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Company in Hartford, Connecticut under contract with Auto-Ordnance circa 1921-1922. This example remains in its original 1921 configuration despite most 1921s being retrofitted to the 1928 configuration due to the Thompsons initial mediocre sales. The original Colt internals consist of a blued actuator, bright finished bolt, bronze Blish lock, and two-piece buffer & buffer pilot with large diameter recoil spring. Features a blued finish, 10.5" barrel with cooling fins, unmarked Cutt's compensator with fixed blade front sight, adjustable Lyman ladder rear sight graduated to 600 yards, smooth trigger, manual safety & fire selectors on the lower receiver/trigger housing, knurled actuator/cocking knob, Auto-Ordnance (Bridgeport, CT) Type “L” 50 round drum magazine, walnut vertical foregrip with finger grooves, pistol grip with lower finger grooves and detachable shoulder stock with trapdoor metal buttplate & brass medallion on the underside that reads “.45 CAL./10/EMERGENCY”. The receiver and lower receiver/trigger housing have matching serial numbers. The receiver is stamped with all standard markings including a JHB inspection mark near the ejection port. Machine gun retains approximately 85% of its original blued finish showing high point edge wear, scattered scratches, & slide wear on the top of the receiver from the reciprocating cocking knob. The action is mechanically sound, the bore is pristine and the walnut stocks are good with numerous blemishes. Condition is Very Good+. ***NFA Firearm*** ***C&R Eligible***