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Sweden: In January 25, 1940, The Royal Swedish Army ordered 500 M1928 Submachine Guns from AB UNO Lindholm & Co. Each gun was supplied with four 20 round box magazines and one 50 round drum magazine.
- 10.52 in (267 mm), 12 in (300 mm) (with Cutts compensator)
- United States
- 164 yds (150 m)
- 900rpm (M1921), 700–800rpm (M1928), 600-700rpm (M1A1)
Submachine gun: 4.6×30mm HK: Kulsprutepistol MP 7, commercially Heckler & Koch MP7A2. HK MP5 Germany: Submachine gun: 9×19mm Parabellum: Used by special forces.
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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.”. Ironically, the man whose name ...
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. Many of the infantry rifles employed during World War I boasted ...
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Nov 6, 2008 · Thompson Model 1928 Submachine Gun. Grade Range: K-12. Resource Type (s): Artifacts, Primary Sources. Date Posted: 11/6/2008. During World War I, machine guns were heavy, crew-served weapons. Their operation required several soldiers. Even so-called light machine guns could not easily be handled by single soldiers.
Jun 17, 2011 · A submachine gun combines automatic firepower with the portability of a stocked, heavy calibre pistol. ... It was used by the US Navy and the Army. Both the 21 Thompson and the 28 Thompson could ...
The U.S. Army gave the gun a go in 1932, adopted it in 1936, and named it the “Submachine gun, Caliber .45 M1928A1” in 1938. All guns after the Navy order are commonly called Model 1928s. Prior to 1939, the British armed forces had shunned submachine guns as weapons of criminals.
