The 1921 Thompson
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- The first model Thompson produced was the 1921A and 1921AC. The AC had a compensator and the A did not. They were produced by Colt Firearms.
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Another great video Richard. Thanks for what you’re doing. 👍🏻
Very welcome
That’s a nice classic. Thank you for the education.
Our 8th grade class flew to Washington DC back in 1971. When we were at the FBI building an FBI agent shot a 1928A1 Thompson. That was the gun I wanted until I saw McQ in 1974, then I wanted a MAC. That’s about right for a transferable 1921AC 60k. I hear some people with 1921’s have a set of parts they use to shoot it and save the original parts.
Our pleasure!
I took the same tour at the FBI in the 70's. You can put 1928 parts, which are available, in a 1921 .
The Blish lock works on the principle of friction coefficient between different metals. Under pressure (recoil) there is greater friction between different metals. That's why the Blish lock is made from the brass alloy. When the pressure drops, the friction that binds the lock and bolt drops and the lock is free to drop out of the way and let the bolt move rearward. Named for a British naval officer that observed this phenomenon when firing large naval cannons. Was not effective with lower pressure calibers so it was eliminated on the M1 as a cost saving.
That is the textbook answer on how and why they work.
Beautiful Hardware! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome to see this 27 Tommy broken down in its transport case, reassembled to fire!
Thank you..nice machining on that right there..🤠👍
You bet
Very nice Richard. Great video!
Thank you.
Somebody takes pride in their work!
I try.
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Thank you Bob.
thank you
Great video and thank you for helping Matt at CRS.
Our pleasure!
cool as hell. god bless you ,thanks for sharing .
Thanks for watching!
This gun always amazed me. Although I’m not really a 1911 guy I’ve always loved .45acp
I love the Thompson.
Hey rich great videos! Looking forward to you getting through this, as a young gunsmith I really appreciate you trying to document what you can. Wish my dad and gramps had appreciated registered FA back when they could.
Thank you and I wish I had bought a bunch of registered machineguns when they were cheap.
That was really cool to watch. Thank you --- all you do is cherished!
My pleasure!
I had an Auto-Ord 1927 (pistol)...the only glitchy thing was the mag release, because I'm a lefty, when I pulled the trigger my trigger finger would move the mag release, dropping the mag. I had to relocate the knurled part so it was above my finger and thus did not conflict with anything.
Amazing video with your detailed walkthrough of this legendary gun. Thank you for yet again sharing rarely seen guns and your knowledge of them.
Thank you and your welcome.
Would love to see a review of that sonics suppressor on the uzi behind you......
I didn't know my Micro/Sonic was shown in this video. I will work on a video on it though.
Dang. I want a garage/workshop with random, near priceless machine guns just laying around. 😂😂 Here’s the 1921, hold on let me grab the M1 that’s laying right over here.
The funny thing is that if you add up the value of the machineguns I have in for work they are worth more than my house. Too bad none of them are mine.
@@BWEFirearms yeah that’s definitely a bummer! Thanks for sharing them with us!
@@brandonbman5921 I hear you . I really wish my house was worth more.
my fav smg
Thanks for showing the case and the drum too! How freaking cool!
Glad you liked it!
So cool
I found one in a apartment I was cleaning out. It had lead poured into it to prevent it from firing. I used a torch to melt the lead.I do not have this gun anymore. I was young and dumb.
If it was transferable it's too bad you let it go.
Great video and very cool looking gun
Thanks Cole.
I saw once you made your own suppressor for your UZI
You said once you were looking for video suggestions. Would you consider doing a video on UZI suppressor designs and their decibel ratings with 9mm subsonic ammo?
I have to rebuild my Uzi suppressor so when I get the time I will make a video on it. Unfortunately I do not have a sound meter to do any testing with.
@@BWEFirearms yea and sound meters cost money so I wouldn’t buy one for a single video. I guess you’d still be able to tell us what’s the best design based off your personal perception.
But I’ve commented before, don’t worry about us. Take care of yourself and your business first. Those are the priorities
@13:50 ❤
Awesome piece of history
They are very cool.
i first saw a 1921 thompson gun at a gun show in nashville tenn. in 1987. had the case and everything . i gobb smacked that something like that was at the gun show.
the price tag on it was 35,000$
Sounds about right.
That would be a Sweet Christmas gift!! Thx for showing
It sure would.
Pretty cool
Very cool.
sell it to the dragon man from Colorado Springs, he knows and owns every gun you can imagine
What a treat to see this video. My God, I’d love to come see your shop sometime and shake your hand. What a bad ass you are. Keep the vids and info coming. Be sure to back them up other places too please. Do you have a Patreon? I’d love to send a little help your way.
Thank you and I am on almost all Alt Tech websites where I post my videos. I do not have a Patreon account but you can contribute to my efforts at bwefirearms.com/product/video-channels-support/
Would have to buy a Zoot Suite and Spats to justify owning such a nice 21, and thats just not within my budget 😙
Making 1to1 milled copies of the delicate internals to actually shoot it would also be a must, thats more my field...
You just use 1928 Thompson parts in it to shoot it.
That was quite a treat especially with the FBI case.
The FBI case is really cool.
Yes!!!!! I’ve been waiting for this one
And there you go. M1A1 Thompson coming up next.
💥😎BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY HARDWARE! '21 TOMMY NEAR MINT CONDITION👍🇺🇸
It is a really beautiful Thompson. I was terrified I was going to drop it.
@@BWEFirearms Nah, ur 2 much of a Pro 4 that. Besides if it happened, it wud prob barely scuff that beauty...Back then they built em 2 last!👍
@@MA-lq6eb That is the truth.
Old school shit is the best the best of the best new stuff is cool but they arent hitting a home run like back in the day
We can all learn somthing new on a 1921 Thmpson
Last I heard, the 1921 were going for $35k, or thereabouts.
Edit: YIKES $60k!! All original, matching with FBI case, yeah I can see that!
Unobtanium, love it.
Thats an old saying. I use it a lot in my business. More and more parts are made of it now.
Sooo you are saying if we can scan that cocking knob that's very expensive and get a cnc machine to pump it out we could make some money
Buy a 1928 parts kit and put the 1921 internals in the safe. Go shoot it at 800rpm instead of 1200+rpm, a double savings.
Tell the owner of the rifle to put me on his will
Let’s me save up some money !!!!!!
If I owned it, I'd replace all the parts that are easy to break so that I can shoot it.
You self craft the parts, remove the authentic parts and store them.
Richard how did it become a transferable when it was sold 10 years ago from a police department to an individual I don’t understand? Thanks
Most of the old machineguns police departments own are on the registry as transferables. I don't know the date when they started transferring machineguns to police on form 5's but it was after 1968.
@@BWEFirearms got it. Thanks for replying.👍
👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Thanks.
Damn drums are expensive for Thompson
The reproduction drums are much cheaper and they work.
@@BWEFirearms didn’t they call the 1921 the Chicago typewriter
@@smoothsteve8331 Yes they did.