![]() ![]() Without checking (never a good idea) I believe when AOC began production of the 28A1 at the Bridgeport plant they went back to the beginning. I have ordered myself a copy of the book "American Thunder II" anyway, as I am working away, in Algeria, at the moment, may be a few months before I get a chance to read it though. Thompson/Center Arms is a firearm company that is based in Rochester, New Hampshire. No coincidence, but an intentional business decision, in my opinion.ĭavid idea at which number the AO prefix production began then? When was Thompson contender made serial number is 7000 The Thompson Contender with a serial number of 7000 was made in the year 1967. There would have been no reason to start over with the serial numbers at that point in time, and to Auto-Ordnance, it was just the next sequence of serial numbers that made sense for their product. All indications are that they picked up the serial numbers where Colt left off. Savage was contracted by Auto-Ordnance to make the next batch of TSMG's, after an 18-year hiatus of manufacturing of the first 15,000 by Colt. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer these questions and I apologize if I am going over the same subject, which has been covered in another posting that I have missed.Ĭould Savage have been trying to continue their serial numbers FROM the last S/N of the Colts 21/Navy's? Coincidence ? It has the serial number 222556, so I am guessing it would have been manufactured in 1942.Īnother question I have is concerning the Savage and AO prefix on the M1928A1’s, as they were manufacturing the A1’s at the same time, are there two weapons with the same serial number with only the letter being different i.e. It has a Savage bolt and actuator not sure if they were original to the gun or not. Im waiting on paperwork to pick up 1487A made in 1980. And after much research on the web, all I can find is that West Hurley stopped at serial nr: 29585 in 1997. Was there a point in the serial number range or date when the parts became more likely West Hurley than military Ive always heard if you were in the three digits if was all military. I got the 1927A1 a few years ago, and its serial nr: 31458. In my collection, I also have a Savage manufactured 'lend lease' M1, although it has a M1A1 bolt and the rear sight ‘protection’. I own to Thompsons a 1928A1 in the 49k serial range and a 1927A1. I guess this would make my M1928 part of the 1940 order of Thompsons, when the M1’s where not even in production. In my collection I have a pre lend lease British Model of 1928 with the serial number S- 85140, later number than the previous mentioned M1 – 79839. I presume this was the case, as I have seen a deactivated M1 for sale in the UK recently, with a four digit serial number, 1529 and another with the serial number 79839. Can any one help me with the answers to a few questions?Ĭan anyone confirm that the M1 and M1A1 series of Thompsons began their serial numbers from zero, or whatever they began from, and did not follow on from the M1928 and M1928A1 serial numbers? ![]()
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