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    Quote Originally Posted by GeeRam View Post
    Savage made M1928 guns
    Just checked and you're right. Early four digit guns and 1928. No 1921s...in sight.

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    Most military Model 1921 in the US were converted to the US Navy Model 1928 which had the 4oz weight bolted to
    the actuator to slow down the rate of fire plus being over stamped with the number 8 over the 1

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    Quote Originally Posted by RCS View Post
    Model 1921 in the US were converted to the US Navy Model 1928
    Which is what I referred to as a '21/'28. You have to look hard at the marking to identify a "1" under the "8". I'd expect to see a horizontal forestock though...
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    Some Colt guns were in the first orders, some of them used but reconditioned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying10uk View Post
    Purchase Order Approval Management, possibly?
    Short for "pamphlet" if I understood correctly; it's an Americanism we've adopted in Canadaicon.
    “There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”

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    There are early photos of Germans in Franceicon guarding the railroad cars holding Thompson smg's taken around 1940-41.
    The Thompson's shown with the Germans have finned barrels but without the Cutts compensator, this would indicate to
    me that these are Colt 1921 or over stamp 21/8 models. All the Savage and Auto Ord Model 1928A1 Thompsons had the
    Cutts compensator while the Colt 1921 models could be with the Cutts compensator or without it. France did receive some early Colt 1921 TSMG's

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    Quote Originally Posted by RCS View Post
    this would indicate to
    me that these are Colt 1921 or over stamp 21/8 models
    I would tend to agree. Anyway, one would have to look closely to see the overstamp, it was done clean and professionally. The Cutts was originally an extra anyway.
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