30 carbine trials in the early 1940s but these were not adopted by the military. Prototypes ДЄuto-Ordnance produced different prototypes for military rifle trials in the 1920s and for the.

A small run of M1928 and M1928A1 made by Savage Arms were stamped 'TOMMY GUN'. After the Thompson submachine gun received the nickname 'Tommy Gun' in the popular press, Thompson went to the trademark office to protect the nickname. The initial production of the Model 1921 was by Colt. Thompson first showed the submachine gun design to the US government, but it became a gun for law enforcement before it was put to use in the military. The first short run production model was 1919, too late for use in World War I. The birth of the Thompson submachine gun took place when Thompson had the idea of a 'trench sweeper' or 'trench broom'. 30-06 rifle cartridge but very effective with the. The engineers learned that the Blish lock design, which was a delayed blowback action, was ineffective with the. Thompson hired two design engineers Theodore H. In exchange for shares of the newly founded company Blish agreed to give Thompson his patent. In 1915 Thompson had found the Blish Lock patent of Commander John Blish, which was the operating principle of the first prototypes of the Thompson submachine gun and the Thompson Autorifle. Thompson in August 1916 with the backing of investor Thomas Ryan. Auto-Ordnance Corporation was created by John T.

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