mgc thompson stl. bolts anyone?

I am working on making a few, was wondering if anyone would be interested in grabbin a few....Not sure how many I will make, so I figure I will let everyone here know first. Thanks

What sort of price are you thinking about for these please

Would your bolts come c/w steel extractors also

Thanks

not sure of price, still have to work out details ...Material, etc..... I guess it depends on how many are made, the more I can get out, the cheaper they will be. Complete with steel extractor.

I might be interested depending on price etc.

Also i'd want it for the 1928, rather than 1921

Lewis

ldr wrote:

I might be interested depending on price etc.

Also i'd want it for the 1928, rather than 1921

Lewis

Hi Lewis,

As far as I know, if you're after steel bolts for MGC model Thompsons, there's no difference at all between the bolts at all.
The MGC 1921 Thompson is typically sold as a Chigago type, pistol type foregrip, drum mag while the "1928" is in military guise, stick mag and horizontal foregrip.
The rest of the gun is exactly the same

Real 1921 and '28 Thompsons did have some detail differences which MGC didn't use in their model.

The M1A1 Thompson made during the 1940s had several differences in design, including the bolt. It is possible to make steel bolts for Hudson's M1A1 too should you need one.

Hope that helps

Thanks Cerwyn, its actually a Hudson one.

Doesnt the 1921 have the bolt handle welded on at the top? Where as the 1928 has the handle inserted into the side?

THanks

lewis

Hi Lewis

As far as I know Hudson only made the M1A1 version which was a late 1940's military model. No cooling fins on the barrel, stick mag fittings only, basic iron sights intead of the Fully adjustable ones previously used, non removable butt stock...

The M1A1 has the cocking handle on the right hand side

Both 1921 and 1928 Thompsons used the bolt with top mounted cocking handle.

I found some good photos of each version here http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg29-e.htm

Aaaha...thats where im going wrong.

I thought the world war 2 one was the 1928 model.

So.....im interested in a steel bolt for the later M1A1 version!

hope thats cleared that up. lol

lewis

No problem Lewis, you'll be pleased to know that the Hudson M1A1 Thompson's bolt can be reproduced in steel and one of these transformed mine into a good reliable firing model.

The original soft as butter zinc bolt had started cracking almost immediately

Reading through that link I posted proved interesting, I hadn't realised one of the 1928 variants had a finless barrel like the M1A1 and that so many internal modifictions were made over the years.