Lowest Thompson Serial Number In Canadian Collection

[Magnum PI]

A friend of mine in Ontario has a deactivated Savage produced Thompson SMG, Model of 1928, with serial S-17659.

That is the lowest serial number I have seen on a Savage Tgun in a Canadian collection to date. Do any of you with a Thompson in your collection have a lower number? Anything under S-25000 would be considered very early production.

I have S-22802 and would be interested to know how many early guns have survived.

 

[Dyspnea]

I wouldn’t call deactivated rifle a survivor.

 

[sgt.rock]

Lowest serial number doorstop

 

[Ganderite]

My Savage will still burp, but has not done so for quite awhile.

# S72479xx No idea why it is in the 7 millions.

Maybe I have the biggest # in Canada?

 

[can14]

I have a 1928 savage commercial made with colt 1921 parts

 

[Lee Enfield]

I have a 1928 savage commercial made with colt 1921 parts

Savage?

Or a 21/28 overstamp?

 

[can14]

I have 3 m1921 Colts The Savage m1928 was a contract from Colt
to make receivers and use up colt m21 and m21/28 parts inventory
Canada bought these guns for guards at POW camps and the Police
bought them because of the War. Mine came from Halifax

 

[koldt]

Mine is a war time Bridgeport 1928, so not even in the running. I was told a lot of these were dropped to the partisans in Yugo area 1942ish.

I would love to own a 12.3 Colt 21. If any for sale, please give me a shout, we can probably do some business.

 

[Magnum PI]

I have 3 m1921 Colts The Savage m1928 was a contract from Colt
to make receivers and use up colt m21 and m21/28 parts inventory
Canada bought these guns for guards at POW camps and the Police
bought them because of the War. Mine came from Halifax

can14,
Does your Halifax PD gun have any stampings in the stock or on the receiver that would identify it as one of their Thompsons? Is the serial number below 17659?

 

[can14]

The person I got it from got it from them on a gun trade

 

[can14]

Vancouver Police have Colt guns that came to them from the Smelter at Trail BC who have them for Security in the 30's
Lever Arms did the deal

 

[AlanDavid]

A friend of mine in Ontario has a deactivated Savage produced Thompson SMG, Model of 1928, with serial S-17659.

That is the lowest serial number I have seen on a Savage Tgun in a Canadian collection to date. Do any of you with a Thompson in your collection have a lower number? Anything under S-25000 would be considered very early production.

I have S-22802 and would be interested to know how many early guns have survived.

Do either 17659 or 22802 have Enfield inspection/acceptance markings OR the "W" in a crown marking?

Regards

AlanD
Sydney

 

[lanshoka]

I had Model 1928A1 serial number S-348000 but I don't know it's status anymore. It may have been deactivated.