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Auto Ordnance Shows off 75th Anniversary Commemorative Iwo Jima Series
by Chris EgerSome 75 years ago this week the battle for Iwo Jima began, and Auto-Ordnance has a set of M1 Carbines, M1927 Thompsons and M1911s to honor the occasion.
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The Battle for Iwo Jima at 75: The Guns They Carried
by Chris EgerSome 75 years ago today, 60,000 U.S. troops began a campaign to seize an eight square mile pork chop-shaped island none of them had likely heard of before-- Iwo Jima. Soon, they would never forget it.
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A sit down with a Navy overstamp Thompson submachine gun (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe good folks down at the VSO Gun Channel were able to evaluate a classic select-fire Chicago Typewriter dating to the Prohibition era.
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A fast 15 minute primer on the ‘Chicago Typewriter’ (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerAhoy covers the backstory, design and use of the Thompson submachine gun with a special emphasis on film and game cameos, arguing it is the all-American SMG.
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Throwback Thursday: 1960s Tommy gun toy commercial (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerBack in the day, you could drop $3 and get a Tommy Burst Detective Set from Mattel that included a select-fire (replica) Thompson sub gun.
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