#73 • Auto Ordnance Thompson Model 1928A1 SMG 45 ACP Parts Gun w/Dummy Receiver

Part of September 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $950.00

Status: Sold

Category: Firearms

An Auto Ordnance M1A1 Thompson Sub-Machine Gun 45 ACP,parts only display gun with dummy reciever, marked on the side for model 1928A1. Firearm has a walnut stock set with push button removable buttstock having trapdoor compartment, a forward finger grooved pistol grip, rear sight, and single/full auto plus fire/safe selectors. The 10.5" barrel has an overal patina appearance with scattered light oxidation; the firearm has been rendered inoperable with a dummy solid receiver, all WWII parts otherwise. Originally developed for quick wartime production, the M1A1 was popular with Allied soldiers and the most widely used American sub-machine gun of WWII, and the line was not fully out of U.S. service until after Korea and Vietnam. Measures approximately 33.5" x 11" x 2". **CORRECTION** This lot was previously erroneously listed as a DEWAT, it is not a DEWAT rifle and is completely nonfunctional; sold as a collectible for display only.