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Thompson submachine guns were used by both sides during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. [63] Following the war, Thompsons were issued to members of Israel's elite Unit 101, upon the formation of that unit in 1953. [64] During the Greek Civil War, the Thompson submachine gun was used by both sides.
In addition, under US gun law, a receiver that is legally a machine gun cannot legally become semi-automatic. [4] There is no federal restriction on the purchase and import of machine gun parts kits (minus the barrel), however. [3] Parts kits are available for many firearms including the AR-15 and AKM variants. [5] [6] [7]
The M3 became the main submachine gun over the Thompson for the U.S. and South Korean forces during the Korean War, because the Communists used the Thompson submachine gun, which the U.S. donated during World War II, as one of their main weapons during the war. [24] The M3 and M3A1 were largely withdrawn from U.S. frontline service beginning in ...
Auto-Ordnance Corporation was created by John T. Thompson in August 1916 with the backing of investor Thomas Ryan.In 1915 Thompson had found the Blish Lock patent of Commander John Blish, which was the operating principle of the first prototypes of the Thompson submachine gun and the Thompson Autorifle.
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The United Defense M42, sometimes known as the Marlin for the company that did the actual manufacturing, was an American submachine gun used during World War II.It was produced from 1942 to 1943 by United Defense Supply Corp. for possible issue as a replacement for the Thompson submachine gun and was used by Office of Strategic Services (OSS) agents. [1]
The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of assault rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-round magazine.
The M1944 Hyde sub-machine gun came with an uncommon quick-change barrel system. The bolt is similar to the Solothurn MP-34, where the spring is contained within the buttstock. Photos of the Hyde gun appeared in the first edition of The World’s Assault Rifles by Daniel Musgrave and Thomas B. Nelson, published in 1967. No known examples of the ...