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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.
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.
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.
Auto-Ordnance 1927A5 DOJ BATFE Firearm Classification Letter. The Model 1927A5 is a semi-automatic, .45 ACP pistol version of the Thompson originally produced by Auto-Ordnance in West Hurley from the 1970s until the late 1980s or early 1990s. It featured an aluminum receiver to reduce weight.
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 ...
The War Assets Administration (WAA) was created to dispose of United States government-owned surplus material and property from World War II.The WAA was established in the Office for Emergency Management, effective March 25, 1946, by Executive Order 9689, January 31, 1946.
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 ...
Browning Auto-5: Gauge (firearms) Semi-automatic shotgun United States: Winchester Model 21: Gauge (firearms)/.410 bore: Shotgun United States.410 bore was used only in deluxe models. Remington Model 31: Gauge (firearms) Shotgun United States: Stevens Model 520/620: Gauge (firearms) Shotgun United States: Ithaca 37: Gauge (firearms) Shotgun ...