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Thompson, John Taliaferro
- Inventor: Thompson, John Taliaferro
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Thompson came across a patent issued to the American inventor John Bell Blish in 1915, while searching for a way to allow his weapon to operate safely without the complexity of a recoil or gas-operated reloading mechanism.
Sep 21, 2009 · It was in 1919 when José de Lopez Arnaiz cleverly devised a unique single-action pistol with a moveable lever (palanca) of which enabled shooters to single-handedly chamber and cock the gun...
May 10, 2024 · 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.
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Our M1 Thompson model is a .45 caliber semi-automatic replica of the most famous American submachine gun of World War II. The Thompson M1 was used victoriously in battles throughout the world, ensuring its place for eternity as a legend among military firearms.
- 16.5", Smooth
- 38" overall
- .45 ACP
- Steel (TM1) / Aluminum Alloy (TM1C)
Apr 17, 2019 · After acquiring venture capital from self-made millionaire and financier Thomas F. Ryan of New York, Thompson founded the Auto Ordnance Company in 1916. His first attempt was an “Auto Rifle”...
By Blaine Taylor. In 1939 Time magazine called the Thompson submachine gun “the deadliest weapon, pound for pound, ever devised by man….”. Sixteen years earlier, a Belgian Army officer had expressed similar sentiments when he blurted out, “If we had had Thompson guns in 1914, the Germans could never have taken Belgium.”.
Dec 11, 2013 · The iconic Thompson Submachine Gun was the main Allied submachine gun in the critical early years of World War II. From Bataan to the Kasserine Pass, and from Normandy to Okinawa, the “Tommy Gun ...
