The United States Marine Corps had first tested the Thompson in 1920, but only in the mid-20s did the Corps finally commit to buying 700 of the new submachine guns.

NEW PHILADELPHIA — The bidding started at $40,000, and went sky high from there. The prize? A Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun that was purchased by the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office on … ...

The Thompson submachine gun and the M3 submachine gun, two classic submachine guns (SMGs), helped American GIs win World War II. Both fired the same powerful and ever-beloved .45 ACP (Automatic ...

For the next 36 years, that Thompson sat unfired in a safe; in all those years, Whitehead never took this submachine gun to the range and never even disassembled the piece, just carefully cleaned ...

PHOTO CONTRIBUTEDCirca 1937-38, the Thompson submachine gun can be seen in front of the car on the far right with what is believed to Sheriff Edward Bourke in the middle.

LOERZEL: John Thompson, the man who made the submachine gun, was not happy when he saw his weapon used by criminals like Capone and Dillinger. Helmer quotes what Thompson said near the end of his ...

Object Details Description Tommy gun with strap. Postal Inspectors were the first law enforcement agency to use the Tommie gun for fighting criminals. The Thompson is an American submachine gun, ...

If you're interested in purchasing the Thompson sub machine gun, plan to have plenty of money to spend. The weapon was recently appraised by Tracie Hill of Newark, a national expert on the gun. He ...

Now, 55 years after it entered the family, the Thompson submachine gun is transferring hands from William Ford to his nephew, Chad Ford. “It has to go to someone very responsible,” said William Ford, ...