Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man who ...
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M1928/A1 Thompson

The design by General John J. Thompson was complicated yet reliable. It utilized the Blish Lock to delay the opening of the bolt when fired which made the M1928 Thompson a delayed blowback firearm. Xi ...