{"id":29406,"date":"2026-04-24T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/reed-knight-discovers-hidden-tommy-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:01:00","slug":"reed-knight-discovers-hidden-tommy-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/reed-knight-discovers-hidden-tommy-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Reed Knight Discovers Hidden Tommy Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgmE6Tb_nr4?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Few firearm discoveries rival what Reed Knight Jr. uncovered inside the Colt factory \u2014 an untouched Model 1921 Thompson submachine gun that had remained hidden for decades. Paired with a factory HK53 machine gun and a suppressed HK Mark 23, this video examines three rare and historically significant weapons from his collection.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning from early 20th-century American craftsmanship to modern military innovation, these firearms reflect key developments in submachine guns, assault rifles, and special operations sidearms. A closer look reveals how each fits into the broader evolution of military firearms history.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Rare Guns of Reed Knight<br \/>00:40 \u2013 Last-Ever Colt Thompson Model 1921 to Leave Factory<br \/>01:35 \u2013 Reed Knight Discovers Colt Thompson 1921 Submachine Gun<br \/>02:15 \u2013 Hidden Rooms of Colt Factory<br \/>03:55 \u2013 Colt Thompson 1921 Intricate Details<br \/>05:29 \u2013 Heckler &#038; Koch HK53 Factory Original Machine Gun<br \/>06:33 \u2013 Heckler &#038; Koch Mark 23 (w\/ Matching OHG Silencer)<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#Colt #TommyGun #ReedKnight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few firearm discoveries rival what Reed Knight Jr. uncovered inside the Colt factory \u2014 an untouched Model 1921 Thompson submachine gun that had remained hidden for decades. Paired with a factory HK53 machine gun and a suppressed HK Mark 23, this video examines three rare and historically significant weapons from his collection. Spanning from early&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/reed-knight-discovers-hidden-tommy-gun\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reed Knight Discovers Hidden Tommy Gun<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":29407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}