Dear Friends, Please excuse my format, I still can't type. In "Guerrilla Days In Ireland" by Tom Barry, Barry describes an attempt on the life of a British judge. The IRA men were near but outside the hotel where the judge was staying. Barry's weapon, he says, was a "Peter the Painter". What the heck is that? It sounds sloppy, like a shotgun or maybe a sub-machine gun. Barry elsewhere mentions the Thompson,but there does'nt seem to be a link between the two. Answers, guesses and reflections are all welcome.