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  2. Thompson Autorifle - Wikipedia

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    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. It was chambered in .30-06, with the 1923 model in 7.62×54mmR Russian rifle rounds.

  3. Auto-Ordnance Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Numrich also supplied parts for Thompson guns to law enforcement and gun collectors. In 1974, the Numrich incarnation of Auto-Ordnance made a few full auto Thompson submachine guns and numerous semi-automatic only replicas of the Thompson gun for the collectors' market, including .22 LR caliber.

  4. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Thompson submachine gun: Submachine gun 1,700,000 TT pistol: ... Semi-automatic rifle 295,840 Chauchat: Light machine gun 262,000 Heckler & Koch G36: Assault rifle

  5. Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918.

  6. List of World War II weapons of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The M2 Hyde was the gap between the M1 Thompson and the M3 grease gun. It was designed to be lighter and cheaper to produce than the Thompson (since the Thompson was an extremely expensive weapon). It succeeded at both goals, but it was almost immediately replaced by the cheaper grease gun. Used 20-round or 30-round Thompson magazines.

  7. List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    BSA Welgun – The Welgun was a prototype submachine gun developed by the British irregular warfare organisation, the Special Operations Executive. Although it performed well in tests, it was never adopted, and was produced in small numbers only. Owen gun - Fully automatic submachine gun designed in Australia in 1938 and entered service in 1942 ...

  8. Automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    An automatic rifle is a type of autoloading rifle that is capable of fully automatic ... M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, M3 "Grease Gun" and Thompson submachine gun. ...

  9. List of semi-automatic rifles - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic rifle is a rifle that fires a single round each time the trigger is pulled, ... Thompson Autorifle: Auto-Ordnance Company.30-06 Springfield