regardless of its history that Tommy gun would fetch thousands anyhow

Word has it that Clyde made some ingenious modifications to the guns.

There's an "in the box" Thompson for sell on gunbroker.com for $80k. I would imagine one as famous as Clyde's could easily go for $100k.

Although the pump action looks slightly different, experts believe that these grainy, aged images are proof that the guns once lay in the deadly hands of the rogue crime duo.

Yeah, no way that's the same shotgun. Can't even claim it's a different piece of woodwork, the screw is in the wrong place.

Although the pump action looks slightly different


If by "slightly" you mean "completely", then yes.

Oh, and way to copy the headline verbatim from TFA, subparmitter.

Here it is.

Wonder if they have any BARs available ...

A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

There's nothing I like better than romanticizing sociopaths.

Someone should tell them the gun is missing

As somebody who grew up in Southlake TX, just a few miles from where Bonnie and Clyde gunned down 2 state troopers, I'm getting a kick from this thread. Even covered the memorial that got put up in honor of the two cops as a photographer. Met either the wife of one of the troopers killed. This was back in 96 or 97, and she wasn't a spring chicken anymore.

Interested buyer:

MyNameIsMofuga: Someone should tell them the gun is missing
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Beaten! Well played, MyNameIsMofuga.

That picture of her holding the shotgun... that's not a Winchester. That's a Browning A5.

I have two of them.

Neat.

Wasn't she like super hot?

hmm...

*google noises*

oh yeah... I'd wreck the flapper on that....

ScottMpls: Wonder if they have any BARs available ...

Thats funny because I was thinking this exact same thing when I came in here.

/Always wanted one.

Damn the Bolivian Army for gunning down that fine piece of ass.

wildcardjack: Although the pump action looks slightly different, experts believe that these grainy, aged images are proof that the guns once lay in the deadly hands of the rogue crime duo.

Yeah, no way that's the same shotgun. Can't even claim it's a different piece of woodwork, the screw is in the wrong place.

It's a completely different weapon. The photo looks like a Browning auto lite 12 with a shortened barrel.

That photo can't be provenance for this weapon, but it doesn't mean the story isn't true. All the photo proves is the Barrow's used a A-5 lite 12 in their travels.

Alonjar: ScottMpls: Wonder if they have any BARs available ...

Thats funny because I was thinking this exact same thing when I came in here.

/Always wanted one.

That makes three of us.

potterydove: A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

What is the significance of the term 'transferable' in this context? My guess is there are strong regulations about their sale as they are fully automatic (?) guns but some can be sold?

I'm sure the Texas Ranger Museum and Hall of Fame would be interested in getting their hands on those.

wildcardjack: Although the pump action looks slightly different, experts believe that these grainy, aged images are proof that the guns once lay in the deadly hands of the rogue crime duo.

Yeah, no way that's the same shotgun. Can't even claim it's a different piece of woodwork, the screw is in the wrong place.

They owned, stole and lost many guns during their active time that it the grainy aged images mean nothing.

That_Bob_Guy: wildcardjack: Although the pump action looks slightly different, experts believe that these grainy, aged images are proof that the guns once lay in the deadly hands of the rogue crime duo.

Yeah, no way that's the same shotgun. Can't even claim it's a different piece of woodwork, the screw is in the wrong place.

It's a completely different weapon. The photo looks like a Browning auto lite 12 with a shortened barrel.

That photo can't be provenance for this weapon, but it doesn't mean the story isn't true. All the photo proves is the Barrow's used a A-5 lite 12 in their travels.
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I'm not going to argue make & model but you're correct, she's holding a shotgun with a fixed fore grip in the photo, whereas the one for sale is a pump action. Apples/oranges.

Farking While Farking: potterydove: A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

What is the significance of the term 'transferable' in this context? My guess is there are strong regulations about their sale as they are fully automatic (?) guns but some can be sold?

See "The Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986".

Reagan was a gun banner, almost as successful of one as George Bush. Funny that the Dems are the ones who are not banning guns...

Farking While Farking: potterydove: A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

What is the significance of the term 'transferable' in this context? My guess is there are strong regulations about their sale as they are fully automatic (?) guns but some can be sold?

if it was privately owned before 1986 it is transferable from person to person, subject to National Fire Arms Act.

Farking While Farking: potterydove: A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

What is the significance of the term 'transferable' in this context? My guess is there are strong regulations about their sale as they are fully automatic (?) guns but some can be sold?

firearms made in 1899 and earlier are classified as antiques and require no licensing to own or transfer. I'm assuming then that early model Thompsons may be old enough to qualify.

/canadian who watches too much Pawn Stars
//So take that with a grain of salt eh

stuhayes2010: There's an "in the box" Thompson for sell on gunbroker.com for $80k. I would imagine one as famous as Clyde's could easily go for $100k.

My God. That looks cleaner than the brand-new 1927-A1 I bought 5-10 years ago. Beautiful fit & finish.

Turbo Cojones: Farking While Farking: potterydove: A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

What is the significance of the term 'transferable' in this context? My guess is there are strong regulations about their sale as they are fully automatic (?) guns but some can be sold?

See "The Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986".

Reagan was a gun banner, almost as successful of one as George Bush. Funny that the Dems are the ones who are not banning guns...

All full auto registrations were prohibited in 1986. There are only potentially about 180k Pre 1986 registered full autos in existence. Every one of them is worth thousands, but Thompsons are among the most desirable, going for at least $15k each.

That_Bob_Guy: All the photo proves is the Barrow's used a A-5 lite 12 in their travels.

Lites weren't made until after WW2. The pic is grainy and it 'could' be a Model 11, but I doubt it. I believe it's a first generation A5.

The gun she appears to be holding(which, in this picture, is in fact an A5):

A_bomb37: Farking While Farking: potterydove: A transferable thompson is going to cost tens of thousands regardless of its history...

What is the significance of the term 'transferable' in this context? My guess is there are strong regulations about their sale as they are fully automatic (?) guns but some can be sold?

firearms made in 1899 and earlier are classified as antiques and require no licensing to own or transfer. I'm assuming then that early model Thompsons may be old enough to qualify.

/canadian who watches too much Pawn Stars
//So take that with a grain of salt eh

IGNORE ME!

No Thompsons before 1927.

I knew Primm Slim would be here fast, but not that fast.

/never found the gun

ElLoco: Lites weren't made until after WW2. The pic is grainy and it 'could' be a Model 11, but I doubt it. I believe it's a first generation A5.

The gun she appears to be holding(which, in this picture, is in fact an A5):

I wonder why that pic is reversed? Tintypes are because that's how they work, but that looks like modern photography - just sloppy printing maybe?

ElLoco: That_Bob_Guy: All the photo proves is the Barrow's used a A-5 lite 12 in their travels.

Lites weren't made until after WW2. The pic is grainy and it 'could' be a Model 11, but I doubt it. I believe it's a first generation A5.

The gun she appears to be holding(which, in this picture, is in fact an A5):
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Cool to see the 3 1911's in the pic. That handgun is still being made today, pretty much the same as it was in 1911.

mexican bathtub cheese: All full auto registrations were prohibited in 1986. There are only potentially about 180k Pre 1986 registered full autos in existence. Every one of them is worth thousands, but Thompsons are among the most desirable, going for at least $15k each.

I can see why - serious style points.

/never owned a gun
//no idea if there are more functional reasons for their value

vossiewulf: I thought Clyde's favorite weapon was a sawed-off BAR.

You wouldn't happened to have a photo of said weapon, would you? I am fascinated by the BAR, and the 18 months of the public enemies period circa1933-1934.

Never knew the weapons were in my hometown.
Got to shoot a full auto Thompson at a local gun shop with an indoor range years ago. They actually had an old german MP 40 that I hinted to them about shooting. The thing was so crude & dangerous that it scared them to let anyone handle it, so they offered up the Tommy instead. Fun, but expensive to feed so I kept the range time brief.

So a cop, gives his buddy a stolen machinegun from a crime scene, and they guy gets to keep it and now his family sell it for $100k+?!?!

Sometimes old weapons are only that, old weapons. I seriously doubt that any collector of note would buy these with out any sort of iron clad provenance.
For some nouveau riche idiot living in a McMansion though, "all-bets-are-off".

My buddy just got his first automatic, a nice Thompson submachine gun. Last time I looked you could get in the game for $3-4k with a MAC-11 chambered in .380, but I haven't checked prices in a few years. This year I've got a few cans and other accessories to purchase for stuff I already own.

ScottMpls: Wonder if they have any BARs available ...

They preferred the BAR big time over ll others.

here to help: Wasn't she like super hot?

hmm...

*google noises*

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oh yeah... I'd wreck the flapper on that....

Apparently she was a nymphomaniac, so your chances would have been good.