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The Model 1927A1 is a semi-automatic replica version of the Thompson, originally produced by Auto-Ordnance of West Hurley, New York for the civilian collector's market from 1974 to 1999. It has been produced since 1999 by Kahr Arms of Worcester, Massachusetts. It is officially known as the "Thompson Semi-Automatic Carbine, Model of 1927A1."
Auto-Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the United States Army Ordnance Department in 1916. [1] Auto-Ordnance is best known for the Thompson submachine gun, used as a military weapon by the Allied forces in World War II, and also notorious as a gangster weapon used during the Roaring Twenties.
Thompson submachine gun: Auto-Ordnance Company.45 ACP United States: 1921-1945 SMG Tokarev Model 1927: Fedor Vasilevich Tokarev: 7.62×38mmR Nagant Soviet Union: 1927 SMG Tokyo Arsenal Model 1927: Tokyo Arsenal: 8x22mm Nambu Japan: 1927 SMG Trejo pistol: Industrias Trejo de Zacatlán S.A. de C.V. .22 LR.32 ACP.380 ACP Mexico: 1940s MP Tuma MTE ...
Auto-Ordnance Company.45 ACP: 150 700 1921 4.5-4.9 30-round magazine. M2 Hyde: Submachine gun Close-quarters, personal security: Blowback, open bolt United States: Marlin firearms company.45 ACP: 570 1942 400 4.19 Never issued or saw service. The M2 Hyde was the gap between the M1 Thompson and the M3 grease gun.
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 ...
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Kahr Arms is part of the Kahr Firearms Group, a US-based firearms manufacturer, which also includes Thompson Auto-Ordnance and Magnum Research. The Kahr Firearms Group company headquarters is in Greeley, Pennsylvania, with a manufacturing facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. [3] Kahr Arms was founded by Justin Moon, who is CEO and president.
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