{"id":77651,"date":"2023-03-04T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=77651"},"modified":"2023-03-03T07:41:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:41:29","slug":"thompson-smg-cases-police-fbi-and-secret-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/03\/04\/thompson-smg-cases-police-fbi-and-secret-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Thompson SMG Cases: Police, FBI, and Secret Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FuLkXQbI95k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 Nov 2022<\/p>\n<p>The 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). <\/p>\n<p>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 &mdash; no drums for the Service.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXRyMnJvX3YxZE9yX2pDRGg4RTNqa1M1aktEQXxBQ3Jtc0tuNWhSQVN0dGR1WDRRblFFUlltY290M0E0VkxQdExsN2JjOVFxX2MtRElHN19ucmFGeHNNRGZzR05ZNERnTDQ1U0Z0TEJibkNpbUZ0NmVuZ3BnS1RoVjBCX1VUYTlSX3pLZnV4SUpiMFVFcmoyVEpYVQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=FuLkXQbI95k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. Oracle 36270<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85740<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Horse Man<\/strong><br \/>\n3 hours ago<br \/>\nA note about the FBI case being unbalanced:<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>Source: I played saxophone<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henry Rodgers<\/strong><br \/>\n3 hours ago<br \/>\nNot a violin case!  A viola case.<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-07-40-33-Thompson-SMG-Cases-Police-FBI-and-Secret-Service-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-07-40-33-Thompson-SMG-Cases-Police-FBI-and-Secret-Service-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-80443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-07-40-33-Thompson-SMG-Cases-Police-FBI-and-Secret-Service-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-07-40-33-Thompson-SMG-Cases-Police-FBI-and-Secret-Service-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-07-40-33-Thompson-SMG-Cases-Police-FBI-and-Secret-Service-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-04-at-07-40-33-Thompson-SMG-Cases-Police-FBI-and-Secret-Service-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 3 Nov 2022 The 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. 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