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Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1
Manufacturer
Auto Ordnance Company Colt
Period Produced
April 1942 - October 1942
Unit Cost
$70 USD (late 1942)
RoF , Cyclic600 - 700 rpm
Feed System
Detachable box magazine
The Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1 (also known as the M1 Thompson ) is an American submachine gun developed in the 1940s from the various civilian Thompson models, the latest being the Thompson Model 1928 .
Variants [ ]
Thompson Persuader ..?
Thompson Model 1918 ..?
Thompson Model 1919 ..?
Thompson Model 1921A ..?
Thompson Model 1921AC ..?
Thompson Model 1927 ..?
Thompson Model 1928 Model with lower fire rate, compensator, and other improvements.
Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1928A1 Military contract model, standard handguard instead of foregrip. Heavy duty components, and some models had simplified rear sights.
Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1 Streamlined 1928A1 model with no compensator. Developed for the US Military.
Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1A1 Improved M1 model with new rear sights. Derivatives Auto Ordnance Thompson M1927 Semi-auto civilian copy of the original 1927 model with foregrip and longer barrel.
Auto Ordnance Thompson M1927A1 Semi-auto civilian copy of the original 1927 model with standard handguard and longer barrel.
Thompson Model 1928 (.30 Carbine) Prototype conversion in .30 Carbine . Foreign Chinese Converted Thompson Chinese conversion between 1945 and 1949 to fire 7,62x25mm TT .
Taiyuan Arsenal Thompson Chinese copy produced by Taiyuan Arsenal in Shaanxi Province.
Infantry Weapons
Melee Weapons
Blades
Ka-Bar • M1 Bayonet • M3 Trench Knife • M1917 Bayonet • M1942 Bayonet • Marine Raider Stiletto • Mark I Trench Knife
Sidearms
Pistol
HDM • M1903 • M1908 • M1911 (A1 )
Revolver
M1917 • New Service • Official Police • Victory
Close-Quarters
Submachine Gun
M1 (A1 ) • M2 • M3 (A1 ) • M42 • M50 • M55 • M60 • M65 • M1921 • M1923 • M1926 • M1927 (A1 • A3 • A5 ) • M1928 (A1 )
Shotgun
Auto-5 • M31 • M37 • M520 • M620 • M1897 • M1912
Rifles
Bolt-Action Rifle
M1903 (A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 ) • M1917
Battle Rifle
M1 (E1 • E2 • E3 • E4 • E5 • E6 • E8 • E9 • E10 • E11 • E12 • E13 • E14 ) • M1941 • T1 (E1 • E2 ) • T20 (E1 • E2 • E2, HB ) • T22 (E1 • E2 • E2, HB ) • T23 • T26 • T27 • T31 • T35 • T36 • T37
Assault Rifle
M1 (A1 • A2 • A3 ) • M2 • M3
Machine Guns
Light Machine Gun
Browning M1918A2 • M1941
Medium Machine Gun
M1917 • M1919 (A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 • A6 )
Heavy Machine Gun
M2
Anti-Materiel
Anti-Tank Rifle
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Recoilless Rifles
M18 • M20
Rocket Launchers
M1 (A1 ) • M9 (A1 ) • M18 • M20
Flamethrowers
E1 • E1R1 • M1 (A1 ) • M2 (A1 )
Grenades
Grenade Launchers
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Rifle Grenade Launchers
M1 • M7 • M17
Anti-Personnel Grenades
Mk 2 • MK3 • MK3A1 • MK3A2 • M1 Frangible Grenade • T13
Anti-Tank Grenades
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Smoke Grenades
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Mines
Anti-Personnel Mines
M3 • M16
Anti-Tank Mines
M1 • M1A1 • M4 • M7 • M7A1 • M7A2
Other
Flare Guns
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Other Man-Portable Explosives
M1A1 Bangalore Torpedo
Infantry Equipment
Camouflage
Camouflage
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Clothing
Backpacks
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Body Armour
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Bomb Suit
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Elbow and knee pads
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Signals & IFF
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Suits
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Vests & Webbing
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Headwear
Communication
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Gas Masks & Rebreathers
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Goggles
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Helmets
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Vehicle Headwear
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Optics, Detection and Surveillance
Man-Portable Radar
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Mine Detectors
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Night Vision Goggles
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Periscopes
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Rangefinders
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Surveillance
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Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Guns
M45 Quadmount • 37mm M1 • 37mm M1A1 • 37mm M1A2 • 40mm M1 • 3-Inch M1917 • 3-Inch M1918 • 3-Inch M1 • 3-Inch M2 • 3-Inch M3 • 3-Inch M4 • 90mm M1 • 90mm M1A1 • 90mm M2 • 120mm M1
Anti-Tank Guns
37mm M3 (A1 • 57mm M1 • 75mm M1897 • 3-Inch M5 • 90mm M2 37mm T3 • 37mm T7 • 37mm T8 • 90mm T8 • 105mm T8
Coastal Artillery
3-Inch M1902 • 3-Inch M1903 • 90mm M1 • 6-Inch M1897 • 6-Inch M1900 • 6-Inch M1903 • 6-Inch M1905 • 6-Inch M1908 • 6-Inch M1 • 6-Inch T2 • 12-Inch M1890 • 12-Inch M1895 • 12-Inch M1888 • 12-Inch M1900 • 14-Inch M1907 • 14-Inch M1909 • 14-Inch M1910 • 16-Inch M1895 • 16-Inch M1919 • 16-Inch M1920 • 16-Inch Mark 2 • 16-Inch Mark 3
Field Guns
75mm M1897 • 4.5-Inch M1 • 4.5-Inch T3 • 6-Inch M1897 • 6-Inch M1900 • 6-Inch M1903 • 6-Inch M1905 • 6-Inch M1908 • 6-Inch M1 • 6-Inch T2 • 155mm M1 • 155mm M1A1 • 155mm M1A1E1 • 155mm M1A1E3 • 155mm M2 • 155mm T4 • 8-Inch M1
Howitzers
105mm M1 • 105mm M2 • 105mm T2 • 105mm M2A1 • 105mm M3 • 155mm M1918 • 155mm M1 • 8-Inch M1 • 8-Inch M2 • 240mm M1
Infantry & Mountain Guns
75mm M1 • 75mm M1A1
Mortars
60mm M2 • 81mm M1 • 4.2-Inch M2 • 12-Inch M1890 • 36-Inch Project 4712
Railroad Artillery
8-Inch VI • 8-Inch M1888 • 10-Inch M1895 • 10-Inch M1888 • 10-Inch M1900 • 14-Inch M1920
Recoilless Guns
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Rocket Artillery
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Siege Artillery
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Land Vehicle Weapons
Vehicle Machine Guns
M1919 (A4 • A4E1 • A5 ) • M2 (Fixed • Flexible • TT )
Standard Tank Guns
37mm M5 (E1 ) • 37mm M6 • 37mm M1924 (A1 ) • 75mm M2 • 75mm M3 • 75mm M6 • 3-inch M5 • 3-inch M6 • 3-inch M7 • 76mm M1 (A1 • A1C • A2 ) • 76mm T1 • 90mm M3 (A1 ) 37mm T21
Other Cannons Mounted on Tanks
75mm Howitzer M1 (A1 ) • 75mm AT Gun M1897 • 105mm Howitzer M2 • 105mm Howitzer M4 • 105mm T8 • 155mm Howitzer M1918 • 155mm Howitzer M2
Rocket Artillery
M17 • T34 (E1 • E2 ) • T40
Vehicle Flamethrowers
E7-7 • E9 • E14-7R2 • Navy Mk.I • Ronson
Spotlights
Canal Defence Light
Aircraft Weapons & Munitions
Aircraft Machine Guns
AN/M2 • M3
Aircraft Cannons below & including 30mm
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Aircraft Cannons above 30mm
37mm M4 • 37mm T9 • 37mm M10 • 75mm M5 • 75mm T13E1
Aircraft Rockets & Missiles
T64 H.V.A.R.
Aircraft Bombs, High Explosive
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Aircraft Bombs, Anti-Personnel
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Naval Weapons & Munitions
Naval Machine Guns
M2
Naval Cannons below & including 30mm
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Naval Cannons above 30mm
37mm M9
United States of America