"Creates Of Brand New Thompsons"

[Flying10uk]

but (currently) in Russian controlled part of Ukraine.

Thompsons around 4.34

[browningautorifle]

Thompsons...tons of them. Not just pristine, in fact NIB. This goes to show what I suspect about gun control...if all firearms were outlawed today and demanded to be turned in, two hundred years onward a new in grease Thompson would surface. Just like these.

I'll take two.

[fjruple]

Jim-- Why not be greedy? I will take a case.

[browningautorifle]

I will take a case.

OK, I'll take two...and ammo to run 'em.

[Low & Slow]

Sign me up. I'd settle for a pair, one for show, one for go. Oh, and like BAR says, a couple of cases of ammo and some fresh mags for proper feeding. If one had a few dings in the stock, that'd be OK.

[browningautorifle]

a couple of cases of ammo and some fresh mags

Thing I didn't see was for sure were they the 7.62x25 or .45ACP? I think the M1 had no special mag housing attachment like they made so they didn't touch them after lend lease. Honestly, here I don't know where I would even store two CASES of them. Just a couple and mags...one each, 28A1 and M1...and a truck load of ammo. I'd love to see the case lot markings on the ammo.

[fjruple]

Thing I didn't see was for sure were they the 7.62x25 or .45ACP? I think the M1 had no special mag housing attachment like they made so they didn't touch them after lend lease. Honestly, here I don't know where I would even store two CASES of them. Just a couple and mags...one each, 28A1 and M1...and a truck load of ammo. I'd love to see the case lot markings on the ammo.

Jim-- I believe the 7.62x25 conversion was done by the PRC who also never threw any firearms away. These Thompsons were part of the associated equipment for the Sherman and other tanks that were provided under lease to Russia. I believe some were given to the Russian Navy but most were placed into storage and long forgotten until recently. The Russian military did not want to have to deal with another caliber in their supply chain. The US provided 4,065 Shermans to Russia. It is alleged that the NKVD had M1921 Thompsons shipped to them via Mexico pre-war. Imagine finding them in the cases!

Additional Information: It seems over 137,000 Thompsons were shipped to Russia which represents 8% of the total war production of Thompson shipped to Russia. God only knows how many ended up at the bottom of the North Atlantic due to U-boat activity.

[RossMkIIEnjoyer]

Incredible. Maybe if Ukraine regains control we'll get some imported as parts kits. I really want an ak-74 but kits are too rich for my blood. Would be great if they'd part with some of those and flood the market, bringing prices down.

[shadycon]

I built one about 15 yrs ago [Portuguese kit] and bought 4 cases of surplus ammo. Fun and loud, ear plugs required.

[Flying10uk]

By the time you lot have finished there'll only be a few empty creates left.

One does wonder why Ukraine didn't sell it all off in the 1990's when things like the Thompson became available in the UK as deactivated that UK militaria dealers had got from Ukraine. Unless they didn't want to "flood the market"?