The Thompson Submachine Gun by Martin Pegler

Author:Martin Pegler [Pegler, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781849086547
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The effect of .45-calibre bullets fired by police and Federal agents can be seen on the doors of the car that carried Bonnie and Clyde. (Topfoto)

The first sales of Thompsons for law enforcement purposes were few and far between, but in August 1920 an M1919 was taken to Camp Perry in northern Ohio for a series of demonstrations. Its unique looks and impressive performance puzzled and astonished all those watching:

There appeared a strange looking weapon. It was neither rifle nor shotgun: pistol nor revolver. It had two odd-looking pistol grips … it had no butt-stock. The user held the weapon on his hip by firmly grasping the two grips – and squeezed the trigger. Then things began to happen. From the muzzle burst a sheet of flame … from the breech erupted a shower of shiny brass cases. Crowds gathered. Here was a deadly arm, capable of spraying the landscape with sudden death in the form of 230 grain Colt .45 Automatic pistol bullets. ‘What is it?’ was the topmost question. ‘A machine gun? What’s it for?’

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