The Tommy guns remained in service up until the 1970s. The U.S. Navy used them as a means to defend ships, while infantry forces carried them during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

The Thompson submachine gun used in the shooting death of Assistant State’s Attorney William McSwiggin in April 1926. McSwiggin, who was known as the “hanging prosecutor” because of his ...

Without Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson, inventor of the "Tommy gun," would be all but forgotten.

The Thompson submachine gun and the M3 submachine gun, two classic submachine guns (SMGs), helped American GIs win World War II. Both fired the same powerful and ever-beloved .45 ACP (Automatic ...

Commercially available Thompson submachine guns, specifically the M1928A1 model, retailed for about $200 apiece at the start of the war, which is more than $3,000 when adjusted for inflation in 2024.

The history of the “Tommy Gun” goes back to the First World War when it first developed by John Taliaferro Thompson, who had served in the Spanish-American War as Chief Ordnance Officer.

The Thompson submachine gun was the handwork of John Taliaferro Thompson (West Point Class of 1882). It saw only limited wartime use, but the "Tommy gun" in the hands of police and gangsters achieved ...

In the battle between the Tommy Gun and Grease Gun, “quantity has a quality all its own.” The Thompson submachine gun and the M3 submachine gun, two classic submachine guns (SMGs), helped ...