Brigg Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 So though it seems coverage of SHOT Show 2017 is pretty awful this year, I did see someone cover something actually interesting. http://www.popularairsoft.com/news/gun-gamers-shot-17-palco-thompson-gbb It seems that Palco is showing a gbb, open bolt Thompson m1a1. As far as I know, no one but WE and KWA have made any mention of one. KWA is unlikely to want distribution from Palco so that only leaves WE as the probable OEM. Unless of course another company has had one under wraps. And I think it's unlikely King Arms resurrected their Thompson in the form of an m1a1 instead of the m1928a1. What makes me 99% sure that it is WE and not some other OEM however is the paint. While the gun is a parkerized color, the magazine is shiny black, the same kind of paint WE has been using for everything in the past few years. The faux wood also looks exactly like that used for the WE Mauser m712. It looks to me as if there might be a licensed, trademarked version being distributed by palco with a dark matte grey color, with a blank, tradeless version in WEs usual shiny black being likely made as well. If this is the case and WE has been working on a licensing and distribution deal with Palco, then it makes sense that they wouldn't have released new information on the Thompson over the past year. As that would likely have been part of the deal for adding Palcos name to the product. In either case, here's hoping that we get a Gbb Thompson this year. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Must be WE. Would explain why the WE went quiet. Link to post Share on other sites
tquilha Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 One thing worries me here. On the wall behind them, I spied the same 1911 Rail guns that are available in Europe through Cyber*beeep*. Hoping Palco isn't associated with them. Link to post Share on other sites
vorpalbunnie Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 One thing worries me here. On the wall behind them, I spied the same 1911 Rail guns that are available in Europe through Cyber*beeep*. Hoping Palco isn't associated with them. They are. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnman Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Palco is an American subsidiary of Cybergun. Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Noes Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Even the bolt looks like WE. I know that they've been having some sort of settlement with Cybergun so maybe this is it? Exclusive release of their product under a different name for a given time? Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Cyberscum was heavily into the distribution of the AEG M1A1 too. I seem to recall the one I got from HK had all mention of Cyberscum cut from the box. Maybe something similar for the GBB. Link to post Share on other sites
rusTORK Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 G.Company also did GBB Thompson, but now it's gone from their web page. Hmm... Link to post Share on other sites
PureSilver Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I seem to recall the one I got from HK had all mention of Cyberscum cut from the box. Exactly like the first five seconds of this, I imagine: Link to post Share on other sites
rusTORK Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I am founded video from G.Company! Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Could be a dodgy mic but that didn't sound too great. Like a rattly AEG. Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Could be a dodgy mic but that didn't sound too great. Like a rattly AEG. It seems it was recorded with a potato, so it's incredibly good, given the circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites
tquilha Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 So, according to my specially conspiracy-tuned senses, maybe we will have a "official" M1A1 from "that company that can't be named" and an "unofficial" version from some previously unheard of source. That's nice, especially since the tommy from G. Company has the bolt handle on top, making it right for a M1928 conversion... Link to post Share on other sites
Sturm Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 What happened to the KWA M1A1 Thompson? What about the KWA MP40? Did those get abandoned, or could they possibly show up again? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 More or less abandoned but when prodded about it they just keep saying "soon". That's been going on for over a couple years now. Link to post Share on other sites
1st Commando Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 King Arms also made GBB Thompson in both 1928 and M1-A1 variant but they seemed to stop production as quickly as they started Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 I don't think that counts as a release. I certainly didn't see it in stock anywhere. Are you saying it definitely hit the market at some point? Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 KWA guy at Shot said something along the lines of "we don't see a big market for it right now, so we've put it on the back burner". Which I can believe. Edit - WRT the MP40 Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 This showed up at the Hooha trade show. https://www.facebook.com/cruzywingsjacky.cheung/posts/10213014434422483 Even the surface finish is identical. The gun at Palco is most definitely a WE. Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 The name of that trade show never fails to make me giggle So looks like the WE Thompson still might be happening? Purrhaps just Palco in the US or something like that. Link to post Share on other sites
tquilha Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 So far there's been nothing but teasers and vapour. But I'm still hoping. Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just seen a video on facebook a friend in Taiwan made on his phone from Hooha, shows him firing the WE Thompson in both semi and full. Looks very nice. Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 So far there's been nothing but teasers and vapour. But I'm still hoping. Check last post on previous page that my comment was in regard to... Video of it in action at Hooha Oh, it was an FB link so might be why not everyone has seen it. Link to post Share on other sites
tquilha Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 The problem with FB and YT videos is just that it's really easy to make a prototype or one-off gun for video's sake. I'll be happy when the Thompson goes on sale. Link to post Share on other sites
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