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Thompson submachine gun
Description
An American submachine gun with a front grip and drum magazine. Famous first in the Prohibition era, then as a military weapon in the Second World War.
Historical use
- US Prohibition era
- Second World War
Technical data
- Year
- 1921
- Service
- 1921–1945
- Country
- United States
- Maker
- Auto-Ordnance Company
- Designer
- John T. Thompson
- Type
- Submachine gun
- Mechanism
- Automatic
- Calibre
- .45 ACP
- Weight
- 4.9 kg
- Length
- 810 mm
- Barrel
- 267 mm
- Rate of fire
- 700 rds/min
- Capacity
- 50 rounds
- Units made
- ≈ 1,750,000
Source: Wikidata Q269593
