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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.
The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918.
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OVERVIEW: THOMPSON 1927A-1. For more than 100 years, the “Chicago Typewriter®”, the time-honored submachine gun, has been a favorite among collectors and shooting enthusiasts. The .45 ACP caliber Thompson 1927A-1 has a pinned Cutts compensator, which lengthens the finned barrel length to 18”, and puts the overall length for the carbine ...
According to a World War II-era Thompson manual for GIs, “the Thompson Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1 is an air-cooled, blowback operated, magazine-fed weapon. It is designed to be fired from the shoulder of the gunner similarly to a rifle.
Apr 18, 2022 · The Thompson Submachine Gun is likely one of the most popular and noted weapons of its type, especially in American history. Outside of its iconic lines and unique appearances from newspaper headlines to battlefields, how much is truly known about the firearm and the inventor of the Thompson?
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.
Feb 15, 2011 · The Thompson submachine gun eventually gained a reputation as a gangster weapon due to its widely publicized use in the hands of notorious criminals of the era, but he weapon was not as...
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...
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 ...