The Thompson submachine gun used to kill mob boss Hymie Weiss in Chicago, circa 1926. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) France and England ordered thousands of Tommy guns as World War II got ...

The .45 ACP cartridge gave up a bit of stopping power and accuracy past 150 meters, but for short-range engagements the gun really lived up to its original nickname, Annihilator.

The Annihilator III, Model C, serial No. 7, is the oldest American-made submachine gun in private hands, today. This Thompson was not designed to have either front or rear sights or a buttstock.

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 ...

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.

A small Kentucky town is auctioning off a piece of history, a rare Thompson machine gun that could sell for an estimated $100,000. WLEX’s Alexa Helwig reports.

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 ...

The Thompson .45 caliber machine gun gained its notoriety in prohibition America where it became the weapon of choice of organized crime gangs.