Here’s What You Need to Remember: The first U.S. government customer was actually the United States Postal Inspection Service and the weapon was carried by agents to protect mail on trains and in ...

This article, "The First Thompsons," appeared originally in the February 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as ...

During the Second World War, the Thompson submachine gun was used throughout the campaigns in Africa, Europe, and the Pacific. It was used not only by the United States Army and United States Marines ...