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The Demro TAC-1 is a semi-automatic carbine chambered in either .45 ACP or 9×19mm Parabellum.The TAC-1 is the reintroduction of the Fox Carbine to the law enforcement market after a fallout between Gerard J. Fox, the inventor, and Dean Machine Inc. of Manchester, CT.
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.
The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO or simply 9mm) is a rimless, centerfire, tapered firearms cartridge. Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, [ 6 ] it is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge due to its low cost, adequate stopping power and extensive ...
The APC submachine gun is offered in several variants. [8] The standard submachine gun has a barrel length of 175 mm (6.9 in) and the carbine variant has a 406-millimetre (16.0 in) barrel for the civilian market. [9] All variants are available in 9×19mm (APC9) and .45 ACP (APC45) calibres.
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. In exchange for shares of the newly ...
The receiver was modified, altering the bolt/bolthead, replacing the barrel with a modified Thompson submachine gun barrel (six grooves, RH twist), and using modified magazines from the M1911 pistol. [12] The primary feature of the De Lisle was its extremely effective silencer, which made it very quiet in action. The silencer reduced the sound ...
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The KP m/44 (Finnish: Konepistooli malli 1944, lit. 'Submachine gun, model 1944'), nicknamed "Peltiheikki" or "Pelti-kp", which could be translated as "sheet-metal Heikki" and "sheet-metal machine pistol"/"sheet-metal submachine gun" respectively, was a Finnish 9mm copy and modification of the Soviet mass-produced 7.62 mm submachine gun PPS-43.