Thompson® M1928 Non-Firing Replica. Comes with sling and one of our new made 50 round drums. Sub machine gun is built on a Philadelphia Ordnance display receiver.
Philadelphia Ordnance M1921/28/28A1 museum quality display receivers feature the following:
machined from stress relieved 1018 steel
precision Blanchard ground surfaces
all external contouring and corner rounding
threaded for barrel
slotted for grip mount
ejection port fully machined
magazine cutout with drum slots (drums slots 21/28 only)
17 degree flat with properly timed thread for ejector (21/28 only)
actuator slot machined 0.100" deep (21/28 only)
threaded rear sight mounting holes with screws
buffer pilot holes and trigger frame latch hole
trigger frame mounting rails
sear and buffer pilot relief cuts
feed ramp fully machined
extractor slot cut front of ejection port only
front of pocket rough machined with breech entry fillet
ATF approved non-firearm order direct.
The Thompson® submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918. It was designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare of World War I, although early models did not arrive in time for actual combat. The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Irish Republican Army, the Republic of China, and the FBI following the Kansas City massacre.
The weapon was also sold to the general public. Because it was so widely used by criminals, the Thompson® became notorious during the Prohibition era as the signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States in the 1920s. It was a common sight in the media at the time, and was used by both law enforcement officers and criminals. The Thompson® was widely adopted by the U.S. armed forces during World War II, and was also used extensively by other Allied troops during the war. Its main models were designated as the M1928A1, M1, and M1A1 during this time. More than 1.5 million Thompson submachine guns were produced during World War II.
The original selective-fire Thompson® variants are no longer produced, although numerous semi-automatic civilian versions are still being produced by the manufacturer Auto-Ordnance. These models retain a similar appearance to the original models, but have various modifications in order to comply with US firearm laws.
In 1938, the Thompson® submachine gun was adopted by the U.S. military and was used during World War II. There were two military types of Thompson® submachine gun:
The M1928A1, which had provisions for both box and drum magazines, utilized the Cutts muzzle brake, had cooling fins on the barrel, and employed a delayed blowback action with the charging handle on the top of the receiver.
The M1 and M1A1, which had provisions for box magazines only, did not have cooling fins on the barrel, had a simplified rear sight, and employed a straight blowback action with the charging handle on the side of the receiver.
Over 1.5 million military Thompson® submachine guns were produced during World War II.
