The Thompson submachine gun weighs over ten pounds when fully loaded. It came with straight box magazines with capacities of 20 or 30 .45 ACP ammunition.

Coroner Herman N. Bundesen, right, and Lieut. Col. C.H. Goddard look over Thompson submachine guns in 1929 believed to be used in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which occurred on Feb. 14, 1929 ...

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

Yet out of a Tommy Gun, it’s very tame, as the heavier weight and longer barrel go a long way in tamping down recoil; the first time I fired one—the semiauto-only M1927 carbine version —back ...

Object Details Description Tommy gun with strap. Postal Inspectors were the first law enforcement agency to use the Tommie gun for fighting criminals. The Thompson is an American submachine gun, ...