Thompson submachine gun

The Thompson submachine gun is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918. It was designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare of World War I, although early models did not arrive in time for actual combat. The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Irish Republican Army, the Republic of China, and the FBI following the Kansas City massacre.

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1917 — 1971  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Thompson; Tommy Gun
mass 4.8 kilogram, length 810 millimetre, 
submachine gun, Auto-Ordnance Company, United States, 

Ingram Model 6, 

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1917 — 1971 Thompson submachine gun

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Soviet-Afghan War

1946-03-31T00:00:00Z

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Chinese Civil War

1946-03-30T00:00:00Z

1946-03-30T00:00:00Z

Greek Civil War

1954-11-01T00:00:00Z

1954-11-01T00:00:00Z

Algerian War

1932-09-09T00:00:00Z

1932-09-09T00:00:00Z

Chaco War

1991-03-31T00:00:00Z

1991-03-31T00:00:00Z

Yugoslav Wars

2003-03-20T00:00:00Z

2003-03-20T00:00:00Z

Iraq War

1922-06-28T00:00:00Z

1922-06-28T00:00:00Z

Irish Civil War

1946-12-19T00:00:00Z

1946-12-19T00:00:00Z

First Indochina War

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

1898-01-01T00:00:00Z

Banana Wars

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Q815436

1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Indonesian National Revolution

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II

1950-06-25T00:00:00Z

1950-06-25T00:00:00Z

Korean War

1955-11-01T00:00:00Z

1955-11-01T00:00:00Z

Vietnam War

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

1948 Palestine war

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Frameless

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H16501

Thou Shalt Not, 1940 photograph by Whitey Schafer

Churchill-and-machine-gun-H36960

Churchill-and-machine-gun-H36960 (cropped)

Jake McNiece, HQ Co, 506th PIR, posing with Thompson MIA1 in front of C-47 on Operation Neptune D-1

DF-ST-82-10102

American World War II small arms MDLA

WWII machine guns (32463862912)

Victory Show Cosby UK 06-09-2015 WW2 re-enactment Trade stalls Militaria personal gear replicas reprod.originals zaphad1 Flickr CCBY2.0 Misc. machine guns weapons rifles etc IMG 3864

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commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H16501		Commons
commons	image		Thou Shalt Not, 1940 photograph by Whitey Schafer		Commons
commons	image		Churchill-and-machine-gun-H36960		Commons
commons	image		Churchill-and-machine-gun-H36960 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Jake McNiece, HQ Co, 506th PIR, posing with Thompson MIA1 in front of C-47 on Operation Neptune D-1		Commons
commons	image		DF-ST-82-10102		Commons
commons	image		American World War II small arms MDLA		Commons
commons	image		WWII machine guns (32463862912)		Commons
commons	image		Victory Show Cosby UK 06-09-2015 WW2 re-enactment Trade stalls Militaria personal gear replicas reprod.originals zaphad1 Flickr CCBY2.0 Misc. machine guns weapons rifles etc IMG 3864		Commons