terre haute pd has 2 thompsons that were given to them by u.s. govt in the 30's. bout 30 years ago an officer had them at riley cons club an while i was drooling on them he ask if i would like to shoot one. ive never forgotten that experience. they had never been fired before and the dept wanted to sell them to buy new equip but couldnt cause that was part of the deal with the govt. at that time they had been offered 75k for the 2 guns with consec serial numbers from a collector in okla.
Better call Bloomberg and see if he wants to do that kind of deal so he has a better chance of getting a good spot in Heaven.
Your right, I wouldn't pay more then $25,000 for a Colt ThompsonAnyone paying $30,000 for one of 'em has a head full of jello, regardless of HOW much money ya have.
Group buy, anyone?
I don't care WHAT that article says, those are NOT 'Tommy Guns'.
They're "Chicago Typewriters"!
Anyone paying $30,000 for one of 'em has a head full of jello, regardless of HOW much money ya have.
People used to say things like that to me back in 84 when I told them what I paid for my Thompson. (Not nearly $30,000.)
Now when I tell them what it's worth and ask how their investments have paid off they mumble to themselves and walk away.
Better call Bloomberg and see if he wants to do that kind of deal so he has a better chance of getting a good spot in Heaven.
Really? s&P is up 1100% over that time period. If you paid over $2720 then they made out better if invested in s&P tracking funds.
But they didn't have the $10,000.00 worth of fun I've had over the last 30 years. And most of them invested in new cars and fancy clothes which are now in the scrap yard or out of fashion.
Really? s&P is up 1100% over that time period. If you paid over $2720 then they made out better if invested in s&P tracking funds.
And without government intervention, a $1000 in raw materials and labor wouldn't be worth $20,000+