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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 ...
Thompson Autorifle: Auto-Ordnance Company.30-06 Springfield 7.62×54mmR (1923 model) United States: 1921 Turner automatic rifle: Russel Turner .303 British United States: 1941 Type Hei Rifle: Kokura Arsenal: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka Japan: 1932 Type Kō Rifle: Kokura Arsenal: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka Japan: 1933 Type 4 rifle: Yokosuka Naval Arsenal: 7.7 ...
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."
Since Auto-Ordnance had no tooling for production of the newly developed Thompson submachine gun, John T. Thompson, in August 1920, entered into contract with Colt's to manufacture 15,000 Thompson 1921 submachine guns. The contract was signed on August 18, 1920. Colt's tooled up and produced the 15,000 units between April 1921 and March 1922.
The Colt AR-15, a type of semi-automatic rifle. A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to ...
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Thompson, 29, will compete in the Founders Cup next week in Bradenton, Fla., according to the field list for the tournament. Thompson qualified because she ranked 50th in last season's CME points ...
According to the bill of sale from Cherokee Auto Sales and bank records, Thompson had already invested $2,700 into the car. Read more: Car insurance rates have spiked in the US to a stunning ...