The shortened radiator neck and 14-inch brass wing are old Speedway items. It's a great all-Ford combination of parts. To keep the theme going, 'Oldfield' also had an old '31 Lincoln grille shell, so he sectioned that 4-inches and added a '30 Ford lower half for the hot rod Lincoln look. You can see the stock '30 fenders sit up high on the body and make the body look smaller down between the wider fenders.

Since he already had an old set of '30 Ford roadster fenders, splash aprons and running boards, he bolted them to the frame and then dropped the little '27 body down in between and bingo! It immediately looked like it was channeled and/or sectioned. Barney started with a '27 Ford roadster body on a model A frame that was fairly complete. Shiny bore w/ strong rifling & fire control mechanism appears to function correctly when cycled by hand.1927 Roadster built by Barney 'Oldfield' Pierce, professional rod builder in Oregon. Two small cracks on front right side, one not visible w/ out removing stock, another approximately 1 1/2' in length at rear of receiver, forward of comb on right side. Rear shoulder stock has earned a few light impressions typically associated w/ horizontal storage. Wooden pistol grips free of any noticeable blemishing. Small dot of what appears to be luminous paint resin on front sight tip. CONDITION: finish on all exposed metal surfaces complete & free of any noticeable blemishing. On rear data plate 'AUTO-ORDNANCE CORP.'/ 'NEW YORK'/ 'REGISTERED IN THE'/ 'US PATENT OFFICE'. Front body marked w/ trademarked Thompson bullet logo & 'WIND TO 9 OR 11 CLICKS'. 'L' drum marked on front data plate 'MAGAZINE TYPE 'L''/ 'THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN'/ '50 CARTRIGES CAL. Magwell accepts Thompson drums & modified SMG stick mags.

Right side receiver markings 'AUTO-ORDNANCE CORPORATION'/ 'WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A.' w/ traditional US Patent block. KM7247'/ 'THOMPSON SEMI-AUTOMATIC CARBINE'/ 'CALIBER. Left side receiver markings include 'MODEL OF 1927 A1'/ 'NO. Matching wooden rear pistol grip w/ the left side safety. A slotted end knurled charging handle sits atop the receiver & provides a clear path from the folding rear sight to the front pin. boasts 35 cooling fins above the wooden vertical grip & a Thompson bullet logo marked Cutts compensator front sight combination just like the original.

Matte finish receiver & grip frame w/ polished blue bbl. Here we have the 1927-A1 version which is the semi auto carbine variant of the famous SMG. & popular drum magazine, the 'Tommy gun' or 'Chicago Typewriter' may only have a reputation in real life exceeded by Hollywood portrayals. With its characteristic vertical foregrip, heavily finned bbl. There are very few firearms as recognizable as the Thompson sub-machine gun.

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