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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 ...
This rate of fire, combined with a rather heavy trigger pull and a stock with an excessive drop, increases the tendency for the barrel to climb off target in automatic fire. [74] [75] In 1927, the U.S. Navy ordered 500 Thompsons but requested a lower rate of fire. Thompson requested that Payne develop a method of reducing the cyclic rate of fire.
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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
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 ...
Influence by some popular WW-II-era designs is apparent. The "Cutts" type barrel compensator and cooling rings are reminiscent of the Thompson submachine gun, the wire stock looks like the M3 submachine gun, the bolt design is nearly identical to the Sten and the magazine is almost the same as the one designed for the MP40.
The overall weapon was based on the Thompson Submachine Gun, which Hyde drew inspiration from in many of his weapon designs. An original .30 Carbine based on the M1921/27 variants worked well. However, due to the rising production during World War II , the initial design was too expensive for mass production, and its weight defied the concept ...
The Tokarev Model 1927 submachine gun, sometimes referred to as the PPT-27, was an experimental firearm developed in the Soviet Union under the leadership of Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev as part of the Soviet Union's drive to be self sufficient in armaments.