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Bookmark or Share- Thompson submachine gun - WikipediaThe 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.
- The history of Thompson “Tommy” guns at war - Task & PurposeTom Hanks famously depicted Captain John Miller in “Saving Private Ryan” toting his trusty Thompson submachine gun — “Tommy gun” — from the beaches of Normandy far into the interior of France in...
- Tommy Gun: The Infamous Weapon That 'Made The '20s Roar'But the Tommy gun earned its place in history when it played a pivotal role in one of the most infamous organized crime massacres in United States history. Legend has it that “thousands” of bullets from Tommy guns flew during the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, which took place on Feb. 14, 1929.
- Thompson submachine gun | History & Specifications | BritannicaThompson submachine gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired .45-calibre ammunition. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds.
- The Thompson Submachine Gun - Warfare History NetworkThe last known American domestic bank robbery in which a Tommygun was employed occurred in 1961. They were even used in South Vietnam by the National Liberation Army against American forces, having been acquired by Mao Tse-tung’s People’s Liberation Army in China from the rival Nationalist forces of General Chiang Kai-shek and passed to the ...
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