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nt 01 th
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part part
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oode oode
or plas plasti ti
th
extr extr ct
pi ce used used asa hand handle le
an
Thompson submachine gu
J.
Model192
(lWM)
Cormack
in
th gr en rifles cras
Domini Behan.
sth
co ercial word and
uccess it
am beca
ouse ol
success. d na n
hompso
al ne
hompso
di
ow ve
61
Th BSA produced Thompson inspired autornatt rifle. This SA) asu
Firs prototyp
Th Thompson submachine gu in it well-known at th hand of anAmerica policema (Numrich rm
Thompson with tape feed
environmen
or NAC)
Thompson No.1 showin arrangement
Arm
interi
magazine
Corporation.
Prototypes
ubm
1O
,an
Thomps No showin od shap standard drum magazine fittin
62
ac ua or
nd
ave
la er
in.Th el
esit ti
lock ys em
hi
Th Blis Hesitation Lock showin th angl surfaces th bolt an he ro ze 'W piece (Low/and Brigad Depot)
Case Thompson subrnachin gu Mode 1921 manufactured by th Auto Ordnance Corp Notice th casecan accommodat H)O-ro nd dr when th adapto is remove (Smithsonian tnst)
odel 1921 Thompson ub achlna gu ille with 20-rou nd bo magazine
wi
Colt markings
(L wlen Brigad Depot
50-rou.n backsight
19 20 ou ox ag ll drum magazi.nebelow Notice th raised Lyma
(LowlandBrigad
io
Depot)
pressive only sample lo afe
la
sne
to variou
Govern ents
esale
igh
ava Mod Isu
10
rn nute,
Thompson Military Model192 equipped with bayone an 20-round bo (NAC)
agazin
has an over
III
751b,
ina
1 0 · 5i n
Barone an Scabbard
,_
',l-
-'I
-
' ~
1 I1 ax i
Th accessorie availabl fo Mode 1921 includin flas hider, silencer an blan cartridg adapto
-t -===Jj~,
or;'l
Bialik
S i e nc e
bayonet,
(NAC)
th
th re we
al
offere
as alte native ca tridges:
192
ever made in quantity 19 Nu
hi ca tridge wa
nu
and ·30 pl
muz lev lo from
the
921
magazine. probably used
biped.
cata-
Th ca trid es whic were ffered or th ode11923.l is doub fu whethe he weapon wa infact ha bere or al these cartridqes (NAC)
Remington
Thompson. 45 co mi.li!ary cartridge.
.351
Ql.uo matic
rifle. car,ridge
U. S. A.."y cal. .45
mlm
Mau&e,r
pistol cartridge
au.rom alie
Thomp.on
cartridge
c al . 4 5
./,n!
Auta'1I-a~ic blan car/ridg
65
Thompson military mode subrnachin gu 192 with bipo fitted Notice th smooth barreljacke an lack of forwar pistol gri (NAC)
an
nba Ther were variou mounts specifie fo us with th Thompson subrnachin gun. Illustrate abov isthe motor-cycl sideca variation (NAC)
sty Ordnance!
Belo
adet
an lop left offacing page
neo
Th forerunner of th Vietna Wa Gunship. Thompson submachine guns mounte in bank in an aircraft (NAC)
(Pattern Roo
od
Enfield)
Mode 1928 complete with sling. horizonta foregrip and Cutts Compensator
19
in ub 'Tho
chin so
un se i-
he arRi sth to atic ar in
he er
ceiv st
ed
nu
Mode 1928 anufacture bythe Auto Ordnance Corp showi ng th magazine release, selector switch an safety Notice th patent date on th 20"round box rnaqaz ne
afe
od
deleted,
92
straight wo de
fore en
ubstit ted,
Above: Modell 92 filled with slin swivel an horizontal .foregrip. Below: Mode 1921 (Pattern Roo Enfield)
del1 28 howing he righ side wi bo magazine fitted th finned barrel an swivel fitted to th vertical foregrip
0- ou slin
Britis Hamesslorcarryin tw 50-round drum magazine notice th date 1941 (Pattern Room Enfield)
67
m ag az in e
w er e a do pt ed . num
(NAC)
mu
nb
fully auto-
at
wards. wa we
wa designed by Colone
Richar
M...Cutt
the v er ti ca l
l ot s
Th Lyma adjustable rearsigh fitted to th earl Thompson submachine gu
A1
1"
re tt active an adgets in lude wo
arketa le propositio
hese
Britis soldie with full battle ki complete with Thompson 1928 with vertical foregrip Cutt Compensato an 50-found dru magazine (lWM)
ri is oldier quippe it Modell 92 Thor ps submachine guns complete with sling, 20-round bo magazine and Cutts Compensator (lWM)
69
Lowlan
orksho
Brigad Depo
Protit Publications Lt
jo
:l:lllll,,,,r,!,,f.f'"
owla
bo magazine an Cutt owla
Brig
De ot
--------
Brig
Depo
Profil
compensato Profil
Pu licati
Lt
Pu licati
td
)(-··_··_··_-x
Cutawa drawin su ma hinegu (NAC)
of th Thompson od 1928 Al
Roya Scottish Fusilier pose fo action in 1940. Notice th solide second from th left ha th drum magazine winder missing (IWM)
aja detachment of Coldstream Guards advancin equipped with battle ki an Thompson submachine guns Mode 1928 Notice th soldie in th foreground ha th Lyma backsigh raised (/WM) 1,111
1D
bulky.
urgent reques fo asmany hompso
submachin Government contract
72
A2
deleted. Pa ts
.g th afet lever, were edesig ed ld machines such as presses. Al weap ns produced Sa
om M1 roun bo rnaqazin fitted This weapon hasthe smooth barrel horizontal foregrip an non-remove ble butt
An 1Thom pson anufac ured by Au Ordnance Corp Notice he simpi backsi htand la of slot to take th drum magazine
om li ed levers Notice alsothe magazine manufactured by th Crosby Co Th it silencer Compar th size of th silencer used to give relatively good efficiency with that supplied originally (Pattern Room Enfield)
Thompson odel from anearly production ru howi ngthe 1928 type of selector an sa le er also show isthe 30-round bo magazine (Pattern Roo Enfield) Th shielde rearsigh (Pattern Room Enfield)
73
in
ny part
em ined in erch ng able
it
Thompson an factured byAu Ordn nc Corp No ic he impl ba sigh an lack of sl take th drum magazine
wa achieved
ti
en am
-f red,
i.
he
wa
ep rate
Th Bolt Author's Note Th weapon cannot be cocked becaus th bolt will no move back unless by gravity. Th Author ha tr .. thes manoeuvres barracks an cannot imagin them bein practical under battle conditions.
box mag8zirle (Pattern Roo Enfield)
74
30-round
The little-known T2 submachina Gr
(T.B. Nelson-«
odel
Magazi,nes
1A1 eThom
in some515,OO
ace manufactured before th availability
riot cartridg
They were design te
18- ound
bo forthe asfollows:
VIII
'limited standard weapon'. anu
ali
81b.
du in
an wa
we
th tests. any ing 50 €I
of Chines
lett rs on th
receivers.
profus on
cartridqas follow
Lo land
rigade Depot)
75
otice th comparativ size of th 20 roun bo mag'ilzine Ih 50-rou nd drum magazine an th 100- roun drum magazine Show dearly on th 50 ro nd drum magazine is the winder it th nstruction to wind nine clicks
iPettem Room Enfield)
-~
0r 2· on wh
0r
Modell 921 Thompson showing
the stot
to hi rnaqazinas fit
he
um
(L wfand Brigad Depot}
10
dru on de
th lo
weig t.
rude op an M1 Th pson th Viet-Congo Notice ho closel M1
anufac ur by basic outlin
the
(Wes Point)
77
S.A- pl··..-duced Thompson IAr basic au BS
Armv.
any an
nt
known: 1O
ar app
anc
Belgia
ayar
curved magazine
19
ian
an
variet of eS produced Thompson subrnachin guns Notice I'hesmal variatio nsin design betwee each mode (r B. Nelson-Th World' SM G's)
·3 Mauser Num
M1A
cartri ge af
ie
circulat
ab ut he Iega se i-
to mati
ve sion
eTh an g.oo soldie
it
relatively well n a ulactured copy of th Thompson subrna hine gu ad in jungle workshop by the Viet-Cong (WestPoint)
Viet Cong copy 01aThompso subrnachin gu showin avariet of fea·turesfrom differen models Th eapo wa captured from th iet. Cong (W6'st Point)
79
gun~ G re a
un
(Pauem Room En/ie/d)
11
of
o de l
21
gs
(L wlandBrigadl1 Dl1pot)
