Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a 1/2 scale M-1 Thompson sub-machine gun by the legendary Edmund de la Garrigue. 16″ long overall with a 5 1/4″ rifled barrel of .25 caliber. Parkerized finished steel. Oiled finished walnut stocks. This is a non-firing model. Some of these were registered class III fully automatic firing weapons. There is no firing pin bump on the bolt face, and there is no chamber cut, no extractor, and no ejector. The magazine is a solid block of steel, but with with the fat profile. The magazine release spring is not missing, which is unusual, and it works perfectly. The sides of the receiver properly roll stamped. There are a lot of stories about Mr. de la Garrigue, but he is most famously known as the inventor of the Grizzly single action army revolver. There is an out of print book about Mr. de la Garrigue called “Artistry in Single Action” by Halton Henderson. Only 450 copies were printed, so they are very rare, expensive, and difficult to find. The book documents these miniature Thompsons as well as several other miniatures made by Mr. de la Garrigue. Excellent near mint condition except for a few small places of surface rust, which should clean up to look better with a little oil & 4-O steel wool. Stock # CR-36. Price Reduced: $1,700.00. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
