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Auto-Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the United States Army Ordnance Department in 1916. [1] Auto-Ordnance is best known for the Thompson submachine gun, used as a military weapon by the Allied forces in World War II, and also notorious as a gangster weapon used during the Roaring Twenties.
Auto-Ordnance Company.45 ACP: 150 700 1921 4.5-4.9 30-round magazine. M2 Hyde: Submachine gun Close-quarters, personal security: Blowback, open bolt United States: Marlin firearms company.45 ACP: 570 1942 400 4.19 Never issued or saw service. The M2 Hyde was the gap between the M1 Thompson and the M3 grease gun.
The Thompson Light Rifle was an attempt by the Auto-Ordnance Company to manufacture a light rifle for the United States Armed Forces. The overall weapon was based on their well proven .45 ACP submachine gun, although the original .30 Carbine caliber rifle was based on the M1921/27 variants. It worked well but due to the war effort was found ...
World War I began in Europe in 1914, and Thompson was sympathetic to the Allied cause. Since the U.S. did not immediately enter the war, and because he recognized a significant need for small arms in Europe (as well as an opportunity to make a substantial profit), Thompson retired from the Army in November of that year and took a job as Chief Engineer of the Remington Arms Company.
front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, – one of the alpha-numeric "standard nomenclature lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall list of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...
Illinois Arms Company .22 Long Rifle.22 Short Magnum United States: 1960s SMG Amogh carbine: Ordnance Factory Board: 5.56×30mm MINSAS India: 2008-present PDW AR-57: AR57 LLC FN 5.7×28mm United States: 2008 PDW ARES FMG: ARES Incorporated: 9×19mm Parabellum United States: 1984 SMG Armaguerra OG-43: Società Anonima Revelli Manifattura Armiguerra
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Kahr Arms is part of the Kahr Firearms Group, a US-based firearms manufacturer, which also includes Thompson Auto-Ordnance and Magnum Research. The Kahr Firearms Group company headquarters is in Greeley, Pennsylvania, with a manufacturing facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. [3] Kahr Arms was founded by Justin Moon, who is CEO and president.