Thompson machine gun. Following the war thompsons were issued to members of israels elite unit 101 upon the formation of that unit in 1953. The thompson was an american submachine gun invented by john t. The tommy gun is available with a blued steel receiver t1 models or a lighter weight aluminum receiver t5 models. Machine guns for sale.
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It weighed almost 10 pounds 45 kg empty and fired 45 calibre ammunition. Standard manufacturing company thompson model 1922 22 long rifle semi automatic rifle 164 barrel walnut stock and grips 12 size frame the gun is completely machine click for more info. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds. Variants include the 1928a1 m1 and m1a1.
The 45 acp caliber thompson 1927 a1 has a pinned cutts compensator which lengthens the finned barrel length to 18 and puts the overall length for the carbine at 41 from buttstock to muzzle. Thompson 1927 a1 long guns. The soldier m1 carbine. Came in a nice hard plastic case.
Thompson in 1919 that became infamous during the prohibition era. During the greek civil war the thompson submachine gun was used by both sides. Thompson submachine gun byname tommy gun submachine gun patented in 1920 by its american designer john t. What an awesome machine that any collector would like to have.