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The Thompson Autorifle, (also referred to as the Thomoson Model 1923 Autoloading Rifle; and the .30-06 Model 1923 Semi-Automatic Rifle, among others, etc.) was a semi-automatic rifle that used a Blish Lock to delay the action of the weapon. It was chambered in .30-06, with the 1923 model in 7.62×54mmR Russian rifle rounds.
In 1974, the Numrich incarnation of Auto-Ordnance made a few full auto Thompson submachine guns and numerous semi-automatic only replicas of the Thompson gun for the collectors' market, including .22 LR caliber. Auto-Ordnance Corporation was bought out in 1999 by Saelio Enterprises Inc., parent company of Kahr Arms. Numrich Arms continued as ...
The Model 1927A1 is the semi-automatic replica of the Thompson Models of 1921 and 1927. The "Thompson Commando" is a semi-automatic replica of the M1928A1. The Auto-Ordnance replica of the Thompson M1 and M1A1 is known as the TM1 and may be found marked "Thompson Semi-Automatic Carbine, Caliber .45M1".
With Blish as a partner, Thompson obtained the necessary venture capital to form the Auto-Ordnance Company, and began working on the design of what eventually became the Thompson submachine gun. [4] When the United States finally entered the war in April 1917, Thompson returned to the Army and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. He ...
During World War II, Savage used Stevens' facilities to produce several military firearms including the Savage Lee–Enfield No. 4 rifle, [16] the Thompson submachine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), and the Browning M1919 and M2 machineguns. [14] [15] [17] Stevens introduced the Model 87 in 1938, which sold over one million units.
The president of a Michigan-based manufacturer was stabbed by one of the company's employees during a staff meeting, police said. Nathan Joseph Mahoney, 31, has been charged with assault with ...
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: Automatic rifle: 351,679 Lee–Metford: Bolt-action rifle United Kingdom: 350,000 Colt Model 1849 Pocket: Revolver United States: 350,000 [52] Modèle 1892 revolver: Revolver France: 350,000 MAC Mle 1950: Semi-automatic pistol 341,900 MAS 1873 revolver: Revolver 337,000 Bodeo Model 1889: Revolver Italy: 300,000
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