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09-18-2015 01:03 PM
# ADS
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Legacy Member
They stopped procuring chests when the gun was classed as personal weapons rather than unit weapons, and the contracts were cut short.
If you contact the Royal Armouries at Leeds, and pay them to scan the drawings they still have following:-
DD(E) 2525 28 May 1940 Chest, Thompson, .45" machine carbine
DD(E) 2769 23 February 1941 Chest (Pattern A?), 50rnd magazines, Thompson .45" machine carbine (converted from Chest, Thompson, .45" machine carbine)
DD(E) 2796 14 March 1941 Chest (Pattern B?), 50rnd magazines, Thompson .45" machine carbine (converted from Chest, Thompson, .45" machine carbine)
DD(E) 2817 02 April 1941 Chest (Pattern C?), 50rnd magazines, Thompson .45" machine carbine (converted from Chest, Thompson, .45" machine carbine)
Last edited by Mk VII; 09-23-2015 at 04:59 PM.
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Advisory Panel
Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
both would be made from the same blueprints???
I should think so...after all, aren't C#7 chests and #4T chests the same size no matter which country? Should be...
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Contributing Member
Could any-one please confirm that the 3 long holes at the rear/back of the Thompson chest are for the drum magazine and if so is it intended to hold 2 or 3 drum mags? I question the number because the left hand hole is slightly longer than the other 2 holes. Thanks for any information.
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Advisory Panel
I'll bet they're just as the picture shows...varied storage of mag pouches, drums and mags. You'd need lots of each to fit and fiddle to see what fit perfectly.
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