15-302 Garand Picture of the day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[Bob Seijas]

Some guys just loved those Thompsons... a driver for my local limo service went through combat for the entire war in Europe with one he stole, threw it in the Elbe River when the war ended (along with a Jeep they stole from the MPs). If you have ever handled one you know how HEAVY they are. BTW, after the war he spent 30 years as a motorcycle cop in Newark, NJ. Cleve Ledford, quite a guy.

[Mark in Rochester]

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Some guys just loved those Thompsons... a driver for my local limo service went through combat for the entire war in Europe with one he stole, threw it in the Elbe River when the war ended (along with a Jeep they stole from the MPs). If you have ever handled one you know how HEAVY they are. BTW, after the war he spent 30 years as a motorcycle cop in Newark, NJ. Cleve Ledford, quite a guy.

A coworker said he carried a Thompson in the cockpit of his P51. Said he paid $20. He flew close ground support in Korea. I asked him how could he tell if he hit anything at the speed he was traveling. His reply " hell there was blood on the bottom of the plane"

[rayg]

Heavy but a jot of knock down power on the first hit with more to follow,
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[CINDERS]

Isn't one of its nicknames "Street sweeper"

[Mark in Rochester]

The Thompson was also known informally as: the "Tommy Gun", "Trench Broom", "Trench Sweeper", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", "Chicago Style", "Chicago Organ Grinder", and "The Chopper

[Bob Seijas]

At one time the Jersey City, NJ police department had the largest store of Thompsons outside the military, racks and racks of them in a basement arms room (reportedly over 100). For all I know, they could still be there.

[Mark in Rochester]

At one time the Jersey City, NJ police department had the largest store of Thompsons outside the military, racks and racks of them in a basement arms room (reportedly over 100). For all I know, they could still be there.

There were 3 Thompsons in the Webster, NY Police department POP. 42,000

[Bill Hollinger]

The jeep has a desert cooling modification.

[CINDERS]

Perhaps the chap on the Rt of the driver is the gear changer as I fail to see just how the driver will steer and change gears with the Garand in his left hand even in the pic he is having some fun going Rt.

My bad got thinking on the name "Street Sweeper" and was that name given to the early 12 gauge shotgun with the drum mag (Not the AA-12)

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carried a Thompson in the cockpit of his P51.

He would probably be flying nearly as fast as the slugs from it Mark, wonder how many tree branches he flew through