(Although, the final refinement of the Thompson, the M1, which had simplified internals, won’t accommodate the drum mags.) Though old-school gun writers like the late great Dean A. Grennell and ...

A simplified version of the Tommy Gun, the Thompson M1 submachine gun, was the standard weapon of its kind in World War II in the US Army. It is still in use in some places.

A Co Tyrone woman whose son was killed while standing at the side of the M1 in 2018 has told of her pain after the inquest into his death was delayed again. Edwina Thompson Clarke has now waited ...

(Although, the final refinement of the Thompson, the M1, which had simplified internals, won’t accommodate the drum mags.) Also, more bang for the buck: “At its cheapest and simplest form ...