nicolas75 Posted September 16, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 16, 2017 Hello I do have a Denix Thompson replica, but asking myself if it can really portray a real one "visually speaking" So, the question is : does M1928A1 were issued without a Cutts compensators ? (I know i miss the magazine on it) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted September 16, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 16, 2017 Marine on Okinawa.Edit: realized the charging handle is on the side in this picture making it an M1A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted September 16, 2017 Share #3 Posted September 16, 2017 Late manufactured M1928A1's did not come with a compensator. Also if it was rebarreled later in life it may not get a barrel with a compensator either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted September 16, 2017 Thanks for your help ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted September 16, 2017 Share #5 Posted September 16, 2017 it seems the British had a few though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted September 16, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 16, 2017 it seems the British had a few though. mmu_get_jpeg.jpgcmd_norge.jpg That's because the British howled at the cost of the Cutts and demanded no more be fitted to theirs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted October 8, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 8, 2017 As mentioned, later in the production the Cutts was dropped, but they also switched to a smooth barrel and simple fixed L-sight. These features then carried over into the M1 production. Yours is kind of a hybrid in features but with field repairs I guess anything is possible. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 10, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 10, 2017 The Cutts compensator was never eliminated from the M1928A1. The guns less compensator seen above are Colt Model 1921A or Model 1928A guns purchased by the British before the US entered the war which have been refitted with horizontal foregrips after the vertical foregrip suffered damage of some sort. Marine on Okinawa.Edit: realized the charging handle is on the side in this picture making it an M1A1Marines_Okinawa-px800-800x761.jpg WW2JAKE, since it has a Lyman L-sight without protective wings, it's likely an M1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 11, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 11, 2017 I just remembered that those guns in the hands of the British soldiers without compensators might also be a less well-known variation of the Thompson Model of 1928A made by Savage Arms. http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bibliotecario Posted October 12, 2017 Share #10 Posted October 12, 2017 Do compansators create blast like some muzzle devices? I can see a GI who took exception to the gadget simply removing it and throwing it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 14, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 14, 2017 Not possible without tools. You would need to clamp the barrel in a vise, drive out a pin which keeps the compensator from rotating, then use a suitable wrench to unscrew the comp. But, with the compensator removed, the front sight goes with it, since it is dovetailed into the larger diameter section from the back side. Aside from all that, in the end, the gun is firing a .45 ACP cartridge through a 10.5" barrel, a round originally designed for 5" pistol barrels. There isn't appreciable muzzle blast even without the compensator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted November 3, 2017 Thanks for your answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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