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15 submachine guns that turned soldiers into legends during WWII

World War II was the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen for more reason than one, but arguably the biggest reason was because it was the first truly modern war fought on a massive scale ...
Chicago Tribune

The ‘Tommy gun’ was designed for soldiers. But Chicago gangsters made it notorious.

Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man who ...
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Thompson submachine gun

Click to open image viewer. Tommy gun with strap. Postal Inspectors were the first law enforcement agency to use the Tommie gun for fighting criminals. The Thompson is an American submachine gun, ...
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Model 1921AC Thompson Submachine Gun

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Thompson submachine gun was ...
TASS

Kalashnikov Group begins production of 9-mm SR.2M submachine gun

The modernized 9-mm SR.2M submachine gun is an improved version of the SR2 pistol, developed by TsNIITochMash MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering ...