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The M3 was commonly referred to as the "Grease Gun" or simply "the Greaser", owing to its visual similarity to the mechanic's tool. [13] The M3 was intended as a replacement for the Thompson, and began to enter frontline service in mid-1944. By late 1944, the M3A1 variant was introduced, which also saw use in the Korean War and later conflicts.
The designers of the American M3 "Grease Gun" examined British Sten guns and captured MP 40s for usable construction details. The folding stock became the model for those on later weapons, such as the Soviet PPS-43 and the AKS version of the AK-47. The MP 40 magazine can also be used in the Belgian Vigneron submachine gun.
Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 28,000 people in the United States, [5] and has over 1,500 locations in 48 states. [6] [7]
On March 22, 2020, Eric Smidt directed Harbor Freight to donate its entire supply of N95 masks, Face shields, and 5/7 mil Nitrile gloves to hospitals with a 24-hour emergency room. In June 2022, Eric & Susan Smidt donated $5 million to the Holocaust Museum LA , which will allow the museum to double its campus in Pan Pacific Park .
An M3 Grease Gun. Hyde was the chief gun designer for the Inland Division of General Motors (GM) during World War II. He also did gun design work for Bendix Aviation Corporation. Among others, he was the designer or co-designer of these guns: The Hyde Model 33, a prototype submachine gun. [2] The Hyde Model 35, a prototype submachine gun. [2]
The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] It features a Gatling-style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.
A grease gun (pneumatic) A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually from a grease cartridge to a grease fitting or 'nipple'. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where the lubrication is needed.
The M1944 Hyde sub-machine gun came with an uncommon quick-change barrel system. The bolt is similar to the Solothurn MP-34, where the spring is contained within the buttstock. Photos of the Hyde gun appeared in the first edition of The World’s Assault Rifles by Daniel Musgrave and Thomas B. Nelson, published in 1967. No known examples of the ...