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  2. Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    20 or 30 round box magazine, 50 or 100 round drum magazine [24] (M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines) The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the " Tommy gun ", " Chicago typewriter ", or " trench broom ") is a blowback-operated , selective-fire submachine gun , invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson , a ...

  3. List of Soviet Union military equipment of World War II

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    35, 71-round magazine. Most widely used Soviet submachine gun. PPS-42 / PPS-43: Submachine gun: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union: 35-round magazine. Thompson M1928A1: Submachine gun.45 ACP United States: 20, 30, 50-round magazine. 137,790 supplied by the United States during the Lend-Lease program. M50 Reising: Submachine gun.45 ACP United States

  4. Drum magazine - Wikipedia

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    The M1921 Thompsons could accommodate either 20-round box magazines or 50-round cylindrical drum magazines; the latter were known as "L drums" because "L" is the Latin numeral for 50. [10] A 100-round "C drum" magazine (the letter standing for the Roman numeral for 100) was available, but weighed more than eight pounds and pushed the total ...

  5. Jungle style - Wikipedia

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    Thompson submachine gun users frequently taped two 20-round magazines together to speed reloads and compensate for the limited capacity. This spurred official development of the 30-round Thompson magazine, which included the experiment of welding two 20-round magazines face-to-face (dropped in favor of the 30-round magazine).

  6. Thompson Light Rifle - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Thompson Autorifle - Wikipedia

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    The first examples were made in 1924 and an 'improved' variant in 1926. The 'improved' BSA Thompson had a shorter operation with a straight pull cocking handle installed at the rear of a cocking sleeve. The BSA Autorifle is a delayed blowback–operated rifle chambered in the .303 British round and fed from a removable 10-round box magazine.

  8. List of 20th-century weapons - Wikipedia

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    Thompson submachine gun, commonly associated with American gangsters. Owen gun (1942–1960s) – Australian submachine gun used in World War II and subsequent conflicts until the 60s; F1 submachine gun (1962–1991) – Australian submachine gun intended to replace the Owen gun; Steyr AUG 9 mm (1977)

  9. MG 30 - Wikipedia

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    25-Round magazine (8×56mmR) The Maschinengewehr 30 , or MG 30 was a German-designed machine gun that saw some service with various armed forces in the 1930s. [ 1 ] It was also modified to become the standard German aircraft gun as the MG 15 and MG 17 .