History on their website explaining development of the tommy gun is pretty interesting as well. I gotta figure this one is worth maybe $600 to $1200 if not something special about it, maybe more if fairly rare, tho' I'd rather have the. Page has links to left showing more info on different models available. 45 as far as I can tell - retails at $1000 to $1600 according to model. Should say they still make it, but onlyin. They might have all said that on them? They made a Model 1927 A1 that they acknowledge, but not A3. These are rare tho'.Įven the Auto-Ordnance website does not have info on this exact gun, and I cannot find any info on 'model of 1927 A3.' I can't determine if that means it was intended as a non-functioning replica or what. You CAN get the 50 round drum magazine which makes it look much more like the typical gangster gun. Yeah, it definitely has cool factor - it should, since it is a fairly faithful replica of the famous Tommy Gun, Chopper, or Thompson submachine gun. I'll have pix posted momentarily, but you've probably all seen this before and there are better pix online already.Ĭomments? Interest? Junk? Valuable at all? One time, when engaging the safety, luckily I pointed it in a safe direction, as I do with any gun, and the damn thing discharged by engaging the safety. More something I'd hang on the wall than shoot. I've shot it, and it works fine, except that I do not trust it much. Mine is a Model 1928A1 semi-auto and came with both the 50 round drum and 30 round stick magazine. 22 lr cartridge Model 1927 A3 6 IWantThatKnife I want that knife Knife Maker or Craftsman 4,751 656 123 AutoOrd is owned by Kahr Arms now, aka Moon (as in Reverend Moon) Industries. In the meanwhile, I thought I'd throw this one out for discussion, thinking one of youse guys might already know something more than I do about it. Auto Ordinance Thompson Semi Automatic Carbine. I haven't found much good info, mostly forum threads where someone was trying to sell one for $1250, but I am trying some variations on my search terms to try to find more. I've got an Auto-Ordnance 1927 A3 (actually, it says 'Model of 1927 A3' on the gun.) This appears to be a very old, working weapon (if you could call it that) and I am still researching it, so please don't tell me to

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