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We all know that this gun was popularized by organized crime. But it was first marketed to civilians before the military used it in WWII.
Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia
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Firearms and Guns
Weapons
WWII World War Two
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Cpl Tom Surdi, we spent a fair amount of time with the Thompson at Fort Bragg while attending the SF weapons course in 1970. It was by far the most complex of any of the many submachine guns we handled, and one of the most well tooled/machined weapons of any type that I’ve ever broken down. At the time, the Thompson and the M3 were the only submachine guns designed to fire .45 cal (to which we had access). All the others (I think) fired 9mm rounds.
CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT (Join to see) SGT Gregory Lawritson
Here’s a piece that Cpl Tom Surdi did on the Thompson a few months ago. Thought you might enjoy it considering our discussion on the BAR thread.
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CW5 Jack Cardwell SGT (Join to see) SGT Gregory Lawritson
Here’s a piece that Cpl Tom Surdi did on the Thompson a few months ago. Thought you might enjoy it considering our discussion on the BAR thread.
PO1 H Gene Lawrence MAJ Byron Oyler LT Brad McInnis
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In the early 70's at Bragg, when my unit went to the SF weapons training it was for familiarization Soviet and Chinese weapons, SKS, AK, some of their MG's, mines and explosives.
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LTC Stephen C.
SGT (Join to see), sounds about right. We had to familiarize with all those weapons as well.
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