Can someone give me a link to a picture plus its stats (like how many bullets in it, weight, caliber..stuff like that).
I heard that italian gangster guys use it or something.
2007-07-18 16:58:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg29-e.htm
2007-07-18 17:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are thinking of a Thompson Sub-Machine gun. It is a machine gun because it can fire full-auto, but "sub" because it fires a pistol round. It shoots the .45 ACP round. It can either hold 30 in a stick mag or 50 or 100 drum( that is what is often portrayed in gangster movies) They were used in WW2 with the 30 round stick magazine. You can buy a semi-auto version at many stores. In fact you buy one for around 900-1000 dollars at a Dunhams Sports. There are also a few different models. The two main ones you might come across are the 1927, and the 1928.
The '27 is the same as the '21(true gangster gun) which has a vertical foregrip instead of a hand guard. This is the type often portrayed as the gangster gun. The only difference is the '21 was full-auto and the '27 was not.
the '28 has a wood hand guard(or horizontal foregrip) on the barrel and is the type you would most likely see in band of brothers or saving private ryan since it was the type issued to our troops in WW2.
I have seen both for sale, and if I had the money, I would soooo buy one.
2007-07-18 17:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by The GMC 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Tomy Gun is most likely the "Tommy Gun"; more commonly known as the Thompson Submachine Gun. 45 ACP caliber; drum or stick. Developed in the closing days of WW I for a trench sweeper. Google Thompson Submachine Gun for all the interesting details. It is also know as a Chicago Typewriter because gangsters used it to settle arguments.
2007-07-19 02:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A 'Tommy' gun is slang for the "Thompson Submachine Gun" developed by General John T. Thompson around 1919 and popular during the Prohibition Era. In its variants it could use a 30 round box magazine or a fifty or hundred round drum. The caliber was .45 acp (although I've heard rumors of a very rare version in .38 Super).
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2007-07-19 02:59:02 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The name "Tommy Gun" is a nickname for the Thompson 27A1sub- machine gun of U.S. WWII Military fame. It was actually designed for the civilian market in 1916, by Auto Ordinance Company ,but was adopted by the U.S. military as a standard issue machine gun in both the Atlantric and Pacific theatres of the war. It was also the favorite of Gangsters and Bootlegger's in the 1920's here in the United States. It's a .45 caliber,fully automatic sub- machine gun that can use a 20, 30,50 round stick magazine or a 50 or 100 round spring fed drum magazines. Weight is 4.6 Kilograms. It was capable of firing 600 rounds per minute, and came in several basic designs and variations. If you go on the web just type in Thompson Sub-Machine Gun 27A1 and I am sure they will have pictures and any additional data you may want or need.
2007-07-18 17:15:06 · answer #5 · answered by JD 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Chicago Typewriter. Yes it was used by gangsters. You used to be able to walk into Sears and buy one full auto for 50 bucks. Boy have times changed. It's a heavy weapon therefore easy to control when blasting away. The compensator on the end of the muzzle on some models helped with muzzle climb. Gives it a menacing look too. Anyway, it's one of the finest firearms ever designed. If I could get my grubby mitts on on that was full auto I would do it. The gun had a 20 and 30 round stick magazines. There was also a 50 round drum but those were a pain. You had to use a key to wind up the spring that provides tension to feed the ammo into the gun. Too much tension and the gun jams. Too little tension and the gun jams. The Germans hated this gun because of the .45 caliber round it fired. The gun was used to clean out trenches and it worked magnificently for this purpose. People usually didn't survive an encounter with one of these weapons.
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2007-07-18 17:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
you might want to look up "saw off shotguns " some old world gangster's used a double barrell shotgun that had been cut short at about 12inches for their dirty work at close range (i believe that the guns were also called "wolves" for some odd reason) but to be truthfull you are prob talking about the thompson submachine gun and its is spelled Tommy Gun
2007-07-21 04:02:37 · answer #7 · answered by allan2uall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "Tomy Gun" is the shortened name for a "Thompson Submachine Gun." This particular weapon is somewhat older than most submachine guns in use currently, and is often overlooked. It was used during the 1920's by the gangsters, keeping in mind this was the top weapon at the time.
2007-07-18 17:07:27 · answer #8 · answered by David F 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A Thompson!
Legenth_ 32 inches
Weight_ 10.5 lbs. (heavy!)
Caliber_ .45 acp
Operation_blowback
Feed_ 20-30 round box mag./ 50 round drum
Rate of fire_700 rounds per minute
Muzzle Velocity_ 920 feet per second
Hope I helped!
2007-07-20 12:02:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not just gangsters. The Thompson was extremely popular and was used by the military (largely used in WWII) and police force as well as gangsters.
2007-07-19 00:17:17 · answer #10 · answered by Alessandro B 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tommy gun was 1930's slang for a machine gun. It's short for Thompson submachine gun.
2007-07-18 17:08:41 · answer #11 · answered by bluepotato2 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋