Thompson submachine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thompson_submachine_gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	blowback, open bolt
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Tommy_Gun
gptkbp:barrelLength	267 mm (M1928A1)
gptkbp:cartridge	gptkb:.45_ACP
gptkbp:category	gptkb:aircraft shooting historical weapon
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:John_T._Thompson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Thompson submachine gun
gptkbp:introduced	1921
gptkbp:length	811 mm (M1928A1)
gptkbp:magazineCapacity	20-round box magazine 30-round box magazine 100-round drum magazine 50-round drum magazine
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Savage_Arms gptkb:Auto-Ordnance_Company
gptkbp:notableFor	iconic weapon of World War II use by gangsters during Prohibition
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:rateOfFire	600–725 rounds/min
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:M3_submachine_gun
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:South_African_Army gptkb:Australian_Army gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:French_Resistance gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Education gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Veterans_Affairs gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Treasury gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:Yugoslav_Partisans gptkb:Chicago_Police_Department gptkb:Greek_Army gptkb:Philippine_Army gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces gptkb:U.S._Border_Patrol gptkb:U.S._Postal_Inspection_Service gptkb:FBI gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Agriculture gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Transportation gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Interior gptkb:U.S._Secret_Service gptkb:Finnish_Army gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Army gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Commerce gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Homeland_Security gptkb:U.S._National_Guard gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces gptkb:Irish_Army gptkb:Italian_Resistance gptkb:Chinese_National_Revolutionary_Army gptkb:U.S._Treasury_Department gptkb:Royal_Indian_Army
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	4.9 kg (M1928A1, empty)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Machine_Gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5