Original Item: Only One Available. This is a magnificent WWII Thompson M1 display submachine gun built from excellent genuine WWII parts and reassembled on a beautiful non-firing BATF compliant newly made Philadelphia Ordnance solid steel non-firing dummy receiver. As the receiver is completely inert, with the rear 80% made from solid steel, that makes this 100% legal to own without a license of any kind. Every part on this display gun is original WWII manufacture other than the receiver. It also comes with some GREAT accessories that are becoming very hard to come by.

The dummy receiver has replicated markings on the left side, including the correct THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN / CALIBER .45 M1 over a replicated serial number. The right side has the Philadelphia Ordnance address ,and the top bears their "Flaming Bomb" inside a Keystone logo. There also appears to be a cut off piece of a Thompson bolt installed into the space above the magazine well to complete the look.

Original WWII parts on this display submachine gun include:

- Walnut Butt Stock with reinforcement bolt and machined steel swivel base.
- Lower Frame Assembly with later style "pin through drum" selectors - serial number 3 44464. Please note that some of the internal components were removed to avoid interfering with the solid receiver, which enables the selectors to move.
- Walnut Pistol Grip
- Correct Late War "Battle Sight" with Protective Wings.
- Walnut Horizontal Fore Grip with a machined steel swivel base and Fore Grip mounting bar.
- Original Live Barrel with Attached Foresight attached to non-firing receiver. Bore is in excellent condition, with crisp lands and grooves, and is possibly unissued.
- 30 Round Magazine (deactivated where required)

This example is is typical of later WWII production, probably made during the change over to the M1A1 type, though the sling swivels are of the earlier type. Attached to these is a fantastic Kerr Extension Gun Sling, with the correct "blacked" brass NOBUCKL patent marked clips. The finish has worn a bit, so they show a lovely matured patina.

Also included is a fantastic 1944 dated WWII U.S. Paratrooper 2nd Pattern Griswold Bag, which is in excellent condition. It has a correct WWII Issue TALON zipper closure, with the snap on the end still intact. On the rear side is the regulatory marking contract 8300-44 (44 is the manufacturing date) 2650. Also included is an empty 1944 Dated PART ROLL M-13 and another small pouch dated 1945.

A wonderful display set, ready to display together as a great example of a Thompson M1 SMG complete with original paratrooper accessories. Ready to display!

The Thompson was used in World War II in the hands of Allied troops as a weapon for scouts, non-commissioned officers (corporal, sergeant, and higher), and patrol leaders, as well as commissioned officers, tank crewmen, and soldiers performing raids on German positions. In the European theater, the gun was widely utilized in British and Canadian commando units, as well as in the U.S. Army paratrooper and Ranger battalions, where it was issued more frequently than in line infantry units because of its high rate of fire and its stopping power, which made it very effective in the kinds of close combat these special operations troops were expected to undertake. Military Police were fond of it, as were paratroopers, who "borrowed" Thompsons from members of mortar squads for use on patrols behind enemy lines. The gun was prized by those lucky enough to get one and proved itself in the close street fighting that was encountered frequently during the invasion of France. A Swedish variant of the M1928A1, the Kulsprutepistol m/40 (submachine gun, model 40), served in the Swedish Army between 1940 and 1951. Through Lend-Lease, the Soviet Union also received the Thompson, but due to a shortage of appropriate ammunition, its use was not widespread.

In the Malayan Campaign, the Burma Campaign and the Pacific Theater, Lend-Lease issue Thompsons were used by the British Army, Indian Army, Australian Army infantry and other Commonwealth forces. They used the Thompson extensively in jungle patrols and ambushes, where it was prized for its firepower, though it was criticized for its hefty weight and poor reliability. Difficulties in supply eventually led to its replacement in Australian Army units in 1943 by other submachine guns such as the Owen and Austen. The Thompsons were then given to the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy. New Zealand commando forces initially used Thompsons but switched them for the more reliable, lighter, and more accurate Owen during the Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal campaigns. The U.S. Marines also used the Thompson as a limited-issue weapon, especially during their later island assaults. The Thompson was soon found to have limited effect in heavy jungle cover, where the low-velocity .45 bullet would not penetrate most small-diameter trees or protective armor vests. (In 1923, the Army had rejected the .45 Remington-Thompson, which had twice the energy of the .45 ACP). In the U.S. Army, many Pacific War jungle patrols were originally equipped with Thompsons in the early phases of the New Guinea and Guadalcanal campaigns, but soon began employing the BAR in its place as a point defense weapon.