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70th Anniversary of Korean War: The Guns They Carried
by Chris EgerSome 70 years ago this month, the first U.S. combat troops were rushed to the aid of embattled South Korea, beginning what is often referred to as the "Forgotten War."
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St. Louis Police pull trigger on Tommy gun sale as part of $1.2 million deal
by Chris EgerThe St. Louis Metro Police Department is parting with most of its huge and historic Thompson submachine gun collection in a move to get a good deal on new duty guns.
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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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Town auctioning their 1921 Thompson submachine gun (PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerPlymouth Borough, outside of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, isn't big, but they have a vintage and transferrable Tommy gun that they want to get rid of if the price is right.
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Tommy Guns: The only way they could be more fun is if they came in .46 (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIf guns could talk, Hickok45 would be their poet laureate and he has a whole table full of .45s ready to converse including not one but two (2) Thompson SMGs.
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That sure is a funny looking ‘Tommy Gun’ you have there
by Chris EgerPolice and reporters in one Iowa town apparently can't tell the difference between an American-made Chicago Typewriter and a Soviet burp gun.
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Two cities square off in custody battle over Dillinger’s Tommy gun (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Tuscon Police Department since 1934 has been holding on to a Thompson submachine gun they took off John Dillinger, which Peru, Indiana says was stolen from them.
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Town sells transferable select-fire Tommy gun online (11 PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerKinston, North Carolina had a rare 1921/1928 US Navy over stamp submachine gun in their arsenal since 1935. We say had, because they just sold it.
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Sheriff taking bids on donated Tommy Gun to buy new gear
by Chris EgerThe Clay County Sheriff's Department in West Point, Mississippi is looking to offload their gently used M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun to raise funds for the agency.
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St. Louis PD to auction off $1 million worth of Tommy guns to buy new weapons (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe St Louis Metro Police Department wants to auction off 30 Prohibition-era Thompson submachine guns, worth an estimated $1 million, to buy new sidearms.
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North Carolina sheriff’s dept. wants to swap two Tommy guns for 88 Bushmasters
by Chris EgerThe Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina wants to trade a pair of M1928 Thompson submachine guns that they have had since 1936 for 88 Bushmaster AR-15 rifles. Fair trade?
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