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Preview Date & Times: Monday through Saturday Noon till 7:00 PM Checkout Date & Times: Monday-Saturday Noon to 7:00 PM Location: 1329 Harpers Rd #102, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 Driving Directions: From Interstate 64, take Interstate 264 toward Virginia Beach, VA. PLEASE CALL THE AUCTION CENTER (Ask for Linda) WITH ANY SHIPPING QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING ON ANY ITEM. If you would like your items shipped without insurance please contact the auction company immediately following the auction by E-Mail. Shipping is charged separately to the credit card on file. The cost of shipping will be according to UPS or USPS charges plus the shipper's packing and handling fee. The shipping company will vary depending on the items purchased either UPS or the United States Postal Service will be used. Currency Type: USD Shipping Instructions: The shipping charges are the responsibility of the bidder. PLEASE CALL THE AUCTION CENTER WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING ON ANY ITEM. Virginia bidders are charged a sales tax of 6%. If your credit card is denied there will be a $30.00 charge. Shipping will be charged after item(s) are boxed & ready to ship. Sales tax will be charged if you are a resident of Virginia or you pick up your items at the auction center.
Your credit card on file will be charged immediately following the auction for the full amount of the winning hammer price, plus premiums. However, this does mean that they can be legally converted to fully automatic (as, in fact, most have been).Cash Payment Discount: 2% Participation Requirements: Valid Credit Card required for bidding approval Payment Options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Check, and Money Order Visa MasterCard Discover Payment Instructions: To be an approved bidder at this auction you must have a valid credit card on file. Note that because the receiver is basically identical to a standard Thompson SMG receiver, these are considered machine guns under US law despite being factory semiauto carbines. Of that very small number, only a very small percentage survive intact today, as most were converted back to fully automatic by later owners.
Only about 100-150 1927 model guns were sold (and there is no specific serial range, they were simple converted one at a time as ordered). The rationale was a number of requests Auto Ordnance received from potential customers who wanted the look of a Thompson, but not an actual machine gun – mostly police and prison agencies that did not want to entrust their officers will fully automatic arms. These were regular 1921 machine guns that had their fire control groups slightly modified to only firm in semiauto and their receivers remarks to show Model 1927 instead of 1921.
One of the rarest versions of the Thompsons Submachine Gun is the Model of 1927 Thompson Semi Automatic Carbine.