Mark Layton Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Beautiful 100 year-old Colt Thompson. $45,000. The 3-digit serial number is rare and unique as being in that range of Colt Thompsons that became the legendary "Irish Swords." This classic Colt Thompson has never been fired in the twenty years that I've owned it. It's the last of the 17 Colt Thompsons that I owned. All the others had to be sold in the course of the divorce. Now this one needs to go, too, so that taxes can be paid. Thank you for looking. Mark Layton (801) 361-7300 marklayton@aol.com Edited June 7, 2020 by Mark Layton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Chopper Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Is there something funny about the barrel directly behind the front sight ? Or is it just the picture ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Layton Posted June 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Yes. At the end of the barrel, right behind the front sight, at some point in the life of this Colt before I owned it, someone had compensator slots professionally milled into the top of the barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Could you post a close-up picture(s) of the compensator slots at the end of the barrel? I have never seen this on a Colt’s. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrew Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Interesting in that I don't see any rifling in the barrel, under the "compensator". Maybe it's just the camera angle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA Actor Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Good observation Why are there no rifling grooves apparent under the machined comp. slots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMMY! Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Mark, were the barrel compensator cuts done in Ireland or the United States? Thanx. SAMMY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Layton Posted June 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hi Sammy. I don't know when the cuts were done. I also don't know the history of the Thompson prior to receiving it 20 years ago. I just know that it is 100 years old, and the cuts are part of its history. During the 20 years that I've had it, it's been a safe queen, never fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrifugal Arms Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hi Mark, I'm curious also if this barrel has been counterbored, it appears as though it may have had a bulge around the #3 slot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 Mark, You certainly have an early Colt's for sale. Thank you for the better pictures of the slots cut in the barrel. I can understand why Centrifugal Arms asked about the barrel being counterbored and the possibility of a slight bulge underneath the slots. However, I am more curious if the barrel serial number (or assembly number) can be viewed in part in the chamber area, more particularly in the extractor slot. I have had a few enthusiasts ask me about these slots and am first trying to authenticate the originality of the barrel. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDMERC Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Do you have a original spare barrel? Edited June 24, 2020 by BDMERC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDMERC Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Still for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Layton Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Yes, it is still for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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