Thompson submachine gun

English
General Thompson holding his eponymous submachine gun, with a stick magazine

Etymology

Thompson +‎ submachine gun. Named after John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer.

Noun

Thompson submachine gun (plural Thompson submachine guns)

  1. A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.

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