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Learn about the history, design, and use of the Thompson submachine gun, also known as the "Tommy gun" or the "Chicago typewriter". The Thompson was a blowback-operated, selective-fire weapon invented by John T. Thompson in 1918 and widely used by the U.S. armed forces and criminals in the 20th century.
The M3 submachine gun, also known as the "Grease Gun", was a U.S. .45-caliber weapon adopted in 1942 as a replacement for the Thompson. It was used in various conflicts until the 1990s and had a 30-round magazine and a blowback action.
Auto-Ordnance is a U.S. arms development firm founded by John T. Thompson in 1916. It is best known for the Thompson submachine gun, used by the military and gangsters in the 20th century.
M2 Hyde was a U.S. submachine gun design by George Hyde and Frederick Sampson, tested in 1941-1942. It was superior to the M1 Thompson in some aspects, but production was canceled in favor of the M3 submachine gun.
The United Defense M42 was an American submachine gun used during World War II by U.S. troops and resistance forces. It was designed to replace the Thompson, but had problems with magazines and production, and was only produced in 9mm caliber.
Thompson studied several designs and was impressed with a delayed-blowback breech system designed by John Blish, a commander in the United States Navy. 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]
The American-180 is a submachine gun that fires .22 Long Rifle or .22 ILARCO cartridges from a pan magazine. It was developed in the 1960s and used by some law enforcement and military agencies, as well as civilian collectors.
Thompson submachine gun (1938–1971 in USA) – Family of submachine guns designed in 1910 and onwards, The Thompson is a famous submachine gun commonly associated with American gangsters M3 submachine gun (1943–present) – A cheaper and lighter alternative to the Thompson submachine gun