Thompson submachine gun

Example Sentences

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He fought in three of its five major battles, as well as in many lesser engagements, armed with a Thompson submachine gun.

From New York Times

He had learned to shoot a Thompson submachine gun and interrogate Nazis.

From New York Times

A high school trumpet player, he figures he bugled taps at more than 100 military funerals, while learning to handle a Thompson submachine gun for the U.S.

From Washington Times

Court records show Lutter tried to sell the replica Thompson submachine gun to an undercover U.S.

From Washington Times

Introduced too late for World War I, the Thompson submachine gun was marketed as the perfect self-defense weapon - “ideal … for the protection of large estates, ranches, plantations, etc.,” read one 1920s advertisement from its manufacturer.

From Washington Times