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Thompson Sub Machine Gun
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- Born from the mind of General John T. Thompson. Gen. Thompson was driven with the thought of creating a hand held machinegun that would help end the First World War. At this time in history, machineguns were large heavy weapons manned by several soldiers. The thought of a compact machinegun, small and light enough for a single soldier to operate, fascinated Thompson. It was his never ending devotion to developing the light weight machinegun, combined with a series of well timed world events, that led to the creation of the worlds first Submachine gun; The Thompson Submachine gun.
The Story of the Thompson submachine gun is a story of patriotism, dreams, intrigue, disappointment, greed and questionable business practices. It covers only a short span of American History, about 25 years, from 1920 to 1945, but has had a lasting impact on the American culture. It would be unlikely for anyone to picture the roaring twenties without a Tommy gun blazing away from the window of a black sedan. It is also difficult to picture the U.S. Army on patrol in the French villages of W.W.II, without seeing a soldier carrying his Thompson; ready to provide deadly covering fire whenneeded
