A Thompson submachine gun could be purchased either by mail order, or from the local hardware or sporting goods store. The gun, classified a 'submachine gun' to denote a small, hand-held, fully automatic firearm chambered for pistol ammunition, was officially named the 'Thompson submachine gun' to honor the man most responsible for its creation.With military and police sales low, Auto Ordnance sold its submachine guns through every legal outlet it could. I accept Money Orders, Certified Checks, PayPal (Friend/Gift Pay ONLY). stick magazine, both are on a Form 3 at my Class III dealer in La Grange, NC. I have an Auto Ordnance 1927-A1 Thompson carbine (Numrich, not Kahr). A trench broom!' The first shipment of Thompson prototypes arrived on the dock in New York for shipment to Europe on November 11, 1918, the day that the War ended. In 1919, Thompson directed Auto Ordnance to modify the gun for nonmilitary use. Im looking to sell a new Auto Ordnance Thompson M1A1 (M1SB) w/30rd stick magazine & 1927A1 (T1SB) w/50rd. Advice On 1927-a1 Modifications - posted in Thompson Submachine Gun Message Board: Hope someone can help with this. His idea was 'a one-man, hand held machine gun. Having served in the Army's ordnance supplies and logistics, General Thompson understood that greater firepower was needed to end the war.Thompson was driven to create a lightweight, fully automatic firearm that would be effective against the contemporary machine gun. World War I was dragging on and casualties were mounting. Thompson, a graduate of West Point, began his research in 1915 for an automatic weapon to supply the American military.

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