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John Taliaferro (Italian pronunciation: [taljaˈfɛrro]) (anglicized to "Tolliver" [1]) Thompson (December 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Army officer known for being the inventor of the Tommy gun.
Oct 20, 2020 · Brigadier General John T. Thompson was the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, the iconic “Tommy gun” of so many gangster movies. Even people who are not historians, history buffs or gun enthusiasts give the Thompson recognition only a select few weapons earn.
Feb 12, 2022 · Most who are familiar of the U.S. Model 1917 have heard the story of how it was used as a substitute for the Model 1903 during World War I, but few have heard of the efforts of John T....
John T. Thompson. John Taliaferro Thompson invented and developed the Thompson Submachine Gun. He was a Colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War, and then retired during World War I before the US entered the war to work for the Remington Arms Company as Chief Engineer.
Jan 6, 2020 · John T. Thompson, photo courtesy of Auto Ordinance. Born December 31, 1860, in Newport, Kentucky, John Taliaferro Thompson was the son of a Union Civil War Colonel and career Army Officer,...
Apr 1, 2016 · When John T. Thompson first began researching a portable, hand-held automatic weapon in 1915, he didn't know that he would be changing history. Now, 100 years later, the Thompson...
Brigadier General John T. Thompson was born in Newport, Kentucky in 1860 and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1882. Originally commissioned an Artillery Officer, he...
Jun 17, 2011 · A submachine gun combines automatic firepower with the portability of a stocked, heavy calibre pistol. In the later years of WW I, Colonel John T. Thompson addressed the very real armament ...
Thompson submachine gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired .45-calibre ammunition. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds.
Jan 1, 2010 · John Taliaferro (pronounced “Tolliver”) Thompson was born in Newport, Kentucky on December 31, 1860. He graduated from West Point in 1883, and became the youngest Colonel in the U.S. Army. He was Chief Ordnance Officer for General Shafter’s Expeditionary Forces in the Spanish American War.
