The good ole Tommy gun! by blinkings
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The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1918, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals.
In 1938, the Thompson submachine gun was adopted by the U.S. military, serving during World War II and beyond.
There were two military types of Thompson SMG. The M1928A1 had provisions for box and drum magazines. It had a Cutts compensator, cooling fins on the barrel, employed a delayed blowback action and its charging handle was on the top of the receiver.
The M1 and M1A1 had a barrel without cooling fins, a simplified rear sight, provisions only for box magazines, employed a straight blowback action and the charging handle was on the side of the receiver.
Over 1.5 million military Thompson submachine guns were produced during World War II.
Comments (5)
Faemike55
Great photo!
kenmo
Excellent and nice historical tidbit of info....
Buffalo1
Ya can't beat the old "Chopper."
T.Rex
And Germans threw away their Schmeisser MP in favor of the Thompson, given the chance. However, Allied soldiers did the same, feeling the Schmeisser was better due to lighter weight and less tendency to jam. Thanks for the history. You got all the essential details! I wonder how many are still around, considering the number manufactured. Keep up the good work! :-)
DukeNukem2005
This is amazing!