U.S M1928A1 Thompson SMG ( Pre-EU/UK Deactivation )

For sale to customers outside the European Union Only. The Thompson was originally designed in 1918 with the aim to break the stalemate of trench warfare during WW1. However it was not finished in time before the war ended. The U.S. Military did not see a need for the weapon and cancelled the contract. It became available as the Model M1921 to the civilian market. It became notorious during the U.S. Prohibition era as the signature weapon of various organised crime syndicates during the 1920's. The U.S. Marine Corps officially adopted the weapon for use within the Banana wars in central America and the Caribbean ( 1898 to 1934 ). It was also used by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the FBI. The U.S. Army officially adopted the M1928A1 in the late 1930's and remained in production,with very slight changes to 1942, when the M1 was introduced as a war measure to on production time. This example is a wartime produced version with a fixed rear battle sight and front hand guard. It does not cock or dry fire however the cocking handle and trigger do move. It is maker marked Auto-Ordnance and comes with 20 round magazine produced by Seymour Products. For Non EU Sales Only. However can be re-deactivated to the current EU specification. Please email before marking purchase.

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