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AUTO ORDANCE 1927A1 RIFLE IN VIOLIN CASE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
AUTO ORDANCE 1927A1 RIFLE IN VIOLIN CASE.
Cal. 45 ACP. S# KN7438. Bbl. 18" over brake. There are very few firearms as recognizable as the Thompson sub-machine gun. With its characteristic vertical foregrip, heavily finned bbl. & popular drum magazine, the "Tommy gun" or "Chicago Typewriter" may only have a reputation in real life exceeded by Hollywood portrayals. Here we have the 1927 A1 version which is a Kahr Arms, semi auto carbine variant of the famous SMG. Matte finish receiver & grip frame w/ blued bbl. The 16 1/2" bbl. boasts 35 cooling fins above the wooden vertical grip & a Thompson bullet logo marked Cutts compensator front sight combination just like the original. A slotted & knurled charging handle sits atop the receiver & provides a clear path from the folding rear sight to the front post. Matching wooden rear pistol grip w/ the left side safety. Full length, detachable American Walnut shoulder stock. Left side receiver markings include "MODEL OF 1927 A1"/ "NO. KN7438"/ "THOMPSON SEMI-AUTOMATIC CARBINE"/ "CALIBER. 45 AUTOMATIC CARTRIDGE". Right side receiver markings "AUTO-ORDNANCE CORPORATION"/ "WORCESTER, MASSAHUSETTS U.S.A." w/ traditional US Patent block. Magwell accepts Thompson drums & SMG stick mags. MAGS: (2 total). 1-50 rd. "L" drum marked on front data plate "MAGAZINE TYPE 'L'"/ "THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN"/ "50 CARTRIGES CAL. 45"/ "FOR 1928 MODEL WIND TO"/ "9 OR 11 CLICKS". Front body marked w/ trademarked Thompson bullet logo & "WIND TO 9 OR 11 CLICKS". On rear data plate "AUTO-ORDNANCE CORP."/ "NEW YORK"/ "REGISTERED IN THE"/ "US PATENT OFFICE". 1 unmarked 30 rd stick mag. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Black plastic, foam lined factory transport case. Full size Violin Case, lined w/ foam w/ cutout for L Drum. CONDITION: all outward appearances indicate very little use, if any. Only a gentle area of thinning in the cocking handle area and a few tiny impressions on rear pistol grip. Still retains factory hang tag on trigger guard. Bright bore w/ strong rifling. Fire control mechanism appears to function correctly when cycled by hand. (23-2705/JZ). MODERN. $1,000-1,500.