Forgotten Weapons
Published 3 Nov 2022The Auto Ordnance company made a couple of different types of cases for the Thompson SMG, and today we are going to look at two of the most common and one exceptionally cool type. The two most typically found are the Police and FBI cases. Both of these hold the gun along with the detached stock, one drum, and four box magazines. The Police type has the drum and box mags separated for balance and was lined with purple velvet; the FBI case was generally blue velvet and had all the magazines on the left (making it balance poorly).
The other case we have today is one fabricated by the Secret Service for one of its protective details. This is a flat-lying wooden case, which holds the gun, stock, and four box magazines — no drums for the Service.
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From the comments:
Horse Man
3 hours ago
A note about the FBI case being unbalanced:Saxophones are in themselves unbalanced, with a lot more weight towards the bottom. So having the case being unbalanced actually makes it much more authentic feeling.
Source: I played saxophone
Henry Rodgers
3 hours ago
Not a violin case! A viola case.My M1A1 Thompson SMG, which I acquired in 1967 as a Patrolman on the Las Cruces (NM) Police Dept. for the princely sum of $87, with a waiver of the federal transfer fee, since I used it in my official duties. It fits perfectly in a viola case, without the mag inserted. A few years later, I went to work for El Paso PD and eventually retired after a total of 34 years in law enforcement. Carried the Thompson on many drug raids and high risk warrants.
