Whenever I posted my WWII Tommy gun, references were made to “Combat”, the 60’s television series, which I didn’t know. So I started watching it on internet. In addition to Sgt Saunders’ Thompson, lots of M1 Carbines are featured in the show (as well as Garand and BAR).
I also recently scored 1900 rounds of cheap ammo.
So I started keeping an eye out for one and started learning about them. And as I am on a lucky streak these days, this little rifle popped up on the website of an LGS. He’s been hit hard by restrictions related to Covid, especially at the range which is a big part of his business, and he is offloading lots of weapons with discounts to generate cash.
The gun has some patina but is in very nice condition and the bore is excellent. Price was $ 595.-
It looks like it avoided the post war upgrades
Barrel is marked (hard to photograph)
Underwood
2-44
Flaming bomb
“P” proof mark
Brigadier General Guy H. Drewry and Underwood Elliott Fisher initials with the crossed cannons
I was allowed onto the range in order to test fire it
15 shots slow fire at 25 m standing
Then 3 shots to the head slow fire and the rest in rapid fire, at 50 m standing
I think it’ll fit very nicely in my small WWII U.S. weapons collection
S&W Victory
Colt 1911A1
Remington Rand 1911A1
Thompson 1928A1
I’ll need to take a family photo
