Model 1921AC Thompson Submachine Gun
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Object Details
- licensee
- Thompson
- Auto-Ordnance Corporation
- manufacturer
- Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
- Description (Brief)
- The Thompson submachine gun was developed by Brig. Gen. John T. Thompson for use in the trenches during World War I, but the first models were not ready by war's end. It fired .45 ACP cartridges at about 850 rounds per minute. The model 1921AC, which came out in 1926, featured a Cutts Compensator, a muzzle brake, which helped prevent the muzzle from rising during automatic fire.
- ID Number
- AF.69052M
- catalog number
- 69052M
- accession number
- 261907
- serial number
- 7098
- Object Name
- submachine gun
- machine gun, sub
- submachinegun
- Other Terms
- submachine gun; Firearms; Center Fire; .45 In; Rifled
- Measurements
- overall: 35 in x 9 in x 1 7/8 in; 88.9 cm x 22.86 cm x 4.7625 cm
- magazine: 2 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in; 5.715 cm x 17.145 cm
- place made
- United States
- Related Publication
- Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_416040
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-1610-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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