Post by The Detail Rack Guy on Jan 27, 2019 10:09:45 GMT -5
I think we are mixing up actual machine guns and submachine guns in this thread.
"Thompson submachine gun, byname Tommy gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired .45-calibre ammunition. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds."
www.britannica.com/technology/Thompson-submachine-gun
"Thompson submachine gun, byname Tommy gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired .45-calibre ammunition. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds."
www.britannica.com/technology/Thompson-submachine-gun