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  2. Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Model 1927A1 is a semi-automatic replica version of the Thompson, originally produced by Auto-Ordnance of West Hurley, New York for the civilian collector's market from 1974 to 1999. It has been produced since 1999 by Kahr Arms of Worcester, Massachusetts. It is officially known as the "Thompson Semi-Automatic Carbine, Model of 1927A1."

  3. Why This Semi-Auto Rifle Was America’s Secret Weapon ... - AOL

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    Weapon type: Submachine gun. Caliber:.45 ACP. The M1 Thompson, also known as the Tommy Gun, was a fully automatic submachine gun that gained infamy during the Prohibition Era as a favorite among ...

  4. Auto-Ordnance Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Numrich Arms continued as Gun Parts Corporation. Kahr continues to make semi-automatic-only "Thompson Carbines" in .45 ACP. Although they appear identical to their selective-fire (full-auto) predecessors, unlike those the new production Thompsons fire from a closed bolt rather than the open bolt of the original Thompson design.

  5. Thompson Autorifle - Wikipedia

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    The Thompson Autorifle, (also referred to as the Thomoson Model 1923 Autoloading Rifle; and the .30-06 Model 1923 Semi-Automatic Rifle, among others, etc.) was a semi-automatic rifle that used a Blish Lock to delay the action of the weapon. It was chambered in .30-06, with the 1923 model in 7.62×54mmR Russian rifle rounds.

  6. List of semi-automatic rifles - Wikipedia

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    A semi-automatic rifle is a rifle that fires a single round each time the trigger is pulled, and uses some of the energy from that firing to load the next round. Semi-automatic rifles are also known as self-loading rifles ('SLR') or auto-loading rifles.

  7. You’ll Never Guess Which Automaker Built a Battlefield Legend

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    While the German and Japanese military still used bolt-action rifles, the M1 Garand was semi-automatic with an eight-round capacity. Chambered for .30-06 ammunition, the rifle also packed a punch.

  8. Submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    A Mini Uzi and a Heckler & Koch MP5K, two common submachine guns. A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges.The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, [1] to describe its design concept as an automatic firearm with notably less firepower than a machine gun (hence the prefix "sub-").

  9. 8 Guns That Are 100% Made in America - AOL

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    Here are 8 gun manufacturers ... Their extensive catalog features a variety of firearms including bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles, single-shot rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, as ...