The invention of the American colonel for many years has been one of the favorite weapons of many people. From historical sources it is known that the world-famous gangster Al Capone killed his boss using a Thomson machine gun. At that time, every mafia group acquired Tommy Ghana. With the help of them, gangsters constantly shot their competitors and enemies.
In 1919, the first model appeared, which was introduced to the world. Two years later, mass production began. Thomson's automaton changed its design several times. The final improvements slightly changed the technical characteristics, but the appearance remained the same.
Even then, the gun barrel had transverse ribs capable of cooling parts during intense shooting. Thomson's submachine gun had two pistol grips, this made it possible to hold it firmly, evenly distributing the recoil to both hands. Sights were of the usual sector type with a diopter device, but often fire from weapons was chaotic.
Thomson's assault rifle had good lethal force, allowing it to hit a target at a distance of 550 meters. In addition to the technical characteristics, two types of stores were created - box and drum. The former held up to 30 rounds at a time, but it was too small. The development of a more capacious model, containing up to 100 ammunition, was a successful solution to the problem.
For a long time, the weapon remained in the shade and had a bad reputation, it was used only by bandits and special police units . But after some time, the Marine Corps command considered the offer to purchase and acquired several thousand samples intended to strengthen the military in Nicaragua. Most of the machines were made to order from other countries. Using exports, developers made the most of the profits from the sale.
The period of the Second World War praised the technical characteristics and efficiency of the model created by Colonel Thompson. The machine met all the requirements and was an indispensable weapon in many military operations.
Shooting from Tommy Gan is carried out using the Blish shutter, which allows you to slow down the retreat of the bronze liner. The main advantages of a machine gun include its lethal force, sufficient magazine capacity and excellent quality of parts used for assembly.
But in addition to the positive aspects, there are also negative ones. The weapon is very heavy and bulky, and the complexity of manufacture has affected the price. As with any assault rifle of that time, great returns greatly affected the accuracy of the shots.
Itโs impossible to say exactly how much the machine costs at the moment, since its production was carried out in America, the most profitable option, of course, is there. We can only say that it is likely to find one of the copies a little more expensive than $ 200.
Thomson's assault rifle, whose photo is still associated with gangster times, is perhaps one of the greatest weapons in human history. To this day, it remains unique in its form.