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Auto Ordnance 1928 Thompson SMG .45 ACP

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Auto Ordnance 1928 Thompson SMG .45 ACP
SN: 2008A Fully-Transferable commercial production Thompson sub machine gun chambered in .45 Automatic. Manufactured in the Auto-Ordnance West Hurley, NY facility circa 1975-1986. The model 1928 is the second iteration of the Thompson with a slower cyclic rate than the 1921 (600rpm vs 800rpm) as requested by the U.S.N. when Auto-Ordnance received a contract in 1928. Features a blued finish, 10.5" barrel with cooling fins, Thompson marked Cutt's style compensator with fixed blade front sight, adjustable Lyman style ladder rear sight graduated to 600 yards, smooth trigger, manual safety & fire selectors on the lower receiver/trigger housing, smooth actuator/cocking knob, Auto-Ordnance (Bridgeport, CT) Type “L” 50 round drum magazine, straight grain walnut vertical foregrip with finger grooves, pistol grip with lower finger grooves and detachable shoulder stock with trapdoor metal buttplate. Machine gun retains approximately 90% 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 (some of that loss appears touched up with cold blue). The action is mechanically sound, the upper/lower receiver fit is extremely tight, the bore is bright and the refinished walnut stocks are good with numerous blemishes. Condition is Very Good++. ***NFA Firearm***