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Bringing this over from the .357 in WWII thread...

John Dillinger's Thompson submachine gun and hat, from Melvin Purvis


John Dillinger's Colt .32 ACP, from Melvin Purvis

Yeah, sure. Obviously photoshopped.

I have no idea what that remark is supposed to mean, but I will post some more and better photos of some other guns of Clyde Barrow and Pretty Boy Floyd. When I get time, I will pull them from the case and take better photos.

I had at one time a step-father who claimed his step mother was one of Pretty Boy Floyd's girfriends that used to hid him out from time to time. Given the family history, I actually tend to believe the guy...they had a long history of criminial activity.

Sorry you misunderstood. It was a joke. Nice collection.

I wasn't taking offense.
I figured it was intended as a joke of some sort, probably referring to some of the nut jobs who have claimed other photographs were faked, if said photos were evidence of their ignorance.

These guns above belong to a friend of mine. He and I used know the Purvis family. He knew Melvin, and I knew one of the sons. That book in the background, "Vendetta", is by another son, Alston Purvis. It is about how J. Edgar Hoover was eaten up with jealousy of Purvis, Elliot Ness and some Texas Rangers who were wiping out the gangsters.

I first learned to shoot a revolver from one of these fellows, a Pinkerton detective who killed several bank robbers. My next lessons came from Jeff Cooper, on the 1911A1, who introduced me to Bill Jordan and a few other old-time lawmen.

Great pictures and some very interesting information.

Right before you wrote the book "Hell I Was There ..."

*grin*

GE

Today he would not have to holdup banks.The gubmint does that and gives you the Money!!!!

It would be a shame to rob a bank today and only get $17.50.

Keep the pics coming, I love this stuff.

The home in which I grew up is in the middle of a large farm, with no modern buildings in view, and it was selected by a film company for a documentary on Ma Barker, Machinegun Kelly and others.

I will take some more photos and post them.
Some friends have other rifles, too, belonging to Bonnie and Clyde, etc.

Wonder if he held the Thompson sideways when he shot it.

Yeah, I used to shoot with Jeff, Bill and Skeeter, too....back when I was married to my first wife, uh...Morgan Fairchild.

morgan fairchild was MY wife, you lying scumbag. she was faithful until the end too. so you MUST be a lying jerk steve...

and yes, i think those weapons are authentic. and if i had them in my possession, i'd certainly be posting pics of them on the internet.

knowing full well anyone with 2x more than a smattering of technical knowhow, and there's a whole generation of 'em out there...now can pretty much track your exact location using the 'net, posting stuff like that is personally dangerous. not all of the folks out there are congenial and want to say "hey man, nice gun" to you.

just a thought, and no disrespect intended to anyone save for SteveNO, and he can take it just fine.

-tom

Steve_NO,

These weapons all have papers to establish provenance.

These pix I posted are of things in cases inside a concrete room with alarms and a 24 hour armed guard. Some are on loan to a museum. If you are going to be driving through the Southeast, and want to see them, I'll put you on them.

I guess I could post a copy of a letter or book of mine signed by Jeff Cooper, but I am not posting to impress or convince you, just to continue a discussion started about .357s in WWII.

Whom I've seen NAKED.

So, how did Jeff, Bill, and Skeeter compare with Morgan in the naked looks department?

If she was naked, and all you did was SEE her, I wouldn't be bragging.

My wife, Morgan Fairchild, whom I've SLEPT with....