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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.
Auto-Ordnance Corporation founder John Taliaferro ( Italian pronunciation: [taljaˈfɛrro] ) (anglicized to "Tolliver" [ 1 ] ) Thompson (December 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Army officer known for being the inventor of the Tommy gun .
At an Auto-Ordnance board meeting in 1919, in order to discuss the marketing of the "Annihilator", with the war now over the weapon was officially renamed the "Thompson Submachine Gun". While other weapons had been developed shortly prior with similar objectives in mind, the Thompson was the first weapon to be labeled and marketed as a ...
Thompson Autorifle Model 1923 (top) and SMG Model 1921. 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.
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.
The Thompson Light Rifle was an attempt by the Auto-Ordnance Company to manufacture a light rifle for the United States Armed Forces. The overall weapon was based on their well proven .45 ACP submachine gun, although the original .30 Carbine caliber rifle was based on the M1921/27 variants. It worked well but due to the war effort was found ...
An Auto-Ordnance AOM-130 carbine manufactured in 2007. More recently, the Auto-Ordnance division of Kahr Arms began production of an M1 carbine replica in 2005 based on the typical M1 carbine as issued in 1944, without the later adjustable sight or barrel band with bayonet lug. The original Auto-Ordnance had produced various parts for IBM ...
Auto Ordnance .30 Carbine United States: no 1941 Thompson .351 WSL Variant: Auto Ordnance .351 Winchester Self-Loading United States: no 1926 VAHAN: 5.45×39mm Armenian SSR: 1952 Valmet M76: Valmet: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm Finland: 1970s Valmet M82: Valmet: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm Finland: 1978-1986 VB Berapi LP06: Vita Berapi 5.56×45mm ...