All bid prices "hammer prices" ("hammer prices" mean the price at which a lot is knocked down to the purchaser) will be subject to a buyer's premium 17.5% payable by the purchaser. THE AUCTIONEER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OF THE PURCHASER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PURCHASER BIDDING ON THE WRONG LOT.Ģ.ěUYER'S PREMIUM AND SALES TAX. By bidding at RIAC's auction, whether in person or by agent, sealed bid, telephone bid, via the internet or other means, the purchaser or bidder agrees that the contract created by these terms and conditions of sale is made and performed in the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois and further agrees that should any dispute arise from this contract the sole and exclusive jurisdiction for contractual disputes is Rock Island County, State of Illinois. The purchaser's rights and RIAC's respective rights and obligations hereunder are governed by Illinois law. Acceptance of a bidder card or a bidder number constitutes acceptance of the following terms and conditions of sale. Any notices, posted or oral, during the sale, are also part of our terms and conditions of sale agreement. All bidders who participate by bidding in this auction agree to the terms and conditions of sale and agree to be bound by same. The following conditions of sale make up the entire terms and conditions on which items listed in Rock Island Auction Company's (known hereafter as "RIAC") catalog, on the internet web site and addendum sheets will be offered for sale or sold by RIAC. Mark Halvorson is the Curator of Collections Research.1. The National Firearms Act of 1934 required that owners of this type of weapon must register them with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms and follow the law regarding possession, transfer, and transport of this weapon. Popular in American fiction, this magazine can jam the action, rendering the gun useless.Ī: No, it was used by the Barnes County Sheriff’s Department from 1928–1958 and by State Penitentiary staff from 1958–2018.Ī: Not likely. One L-Type 50-round Thompson drum magazine. These were preferred by law enforcement because they do not jam. The rate of fire is approximately 830 rounds per minute, with a muzzle velocity of 935 feet/second (285 meters/second). This gun is fully automatic and uses either a 20-round stick magazine or a 50-round drum magazine. 45 caliber, made by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company for Auto-Ordnance Company. US Navy, Model 1928 Thompson submachine gun. 11, 2018–Transferred to State Historical Society by the Penitentiary 24, 1958–Transferred to North Dakota State Penitentiary by Theodore Hedstorm, sheriff of Barnes County, Valley City, North Dakota 1928–Purchased by the Barnes County Sheriff’s Department, Valley City, North Dakota.Truly, good things had come to those who wait. 11, 2018, the submachine gun was transferred to the State Historical Society by the Penitentiary. The torch had been passed, and I continued to “keep my ears open” and wait. Since Norman was on the verge of retiring, it now fell to me to “keep my ears open” about that gun. Former prison guards had sporadically kept Paulson informed about the gun from 1973 into the 1980s. Sperry, State Historical Society superintendent, had been informed about the Thompson as early as 1968. Paulson, told me of a Thompson submachine gun at the North Dakota State Penitentiary that had been "promised" to the State Historical Society by the former and current warden when they decided to surplus or transfer the gun. Within days, our senior curator, Norman C.
In the first part of March 1990, I joined the staff of the Museum Division of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. G-men,” it became part of our collective conscience. With the fictionalized and serialized tales of the “mob vs. Sold primarily to the military and law enforcement, “Tommy guns” were also purchased by private citizens. Appearing in American cinema films from The Devil’s Brigade to Bonnie & Clyde, a Thompson submachine gun with a drum magazine has joined the mythos of America.