Thompson Submachine Gun

The legendary Thompson Submachine Gun is an American SMG developed in the late 1910s by General John T Thompson. Initially envisioning an "auto rifle" to replace bolt-action rifles in American service while using an operating system less expensive than recoil or gas, Thompson acquired a patent issued to John Bell Blish for what turned out to be a friction-delayed blowback action. However, since the only cartridge in US military service that would work with the Blish action was the .45 ACP pistol round, Thompson changed his goal to a "one-man, hand-held machine gun," imagining it being used as a "trench broom."
The earliest design from 1917 was a bizarre belt-fed weapon called the "Persuader." This morphed into the magazine-fed "Annihilator" in 1918-1919, which boasted a staggering fire rate of up to 1,500 RPM, rendering the weapon virtually uncontrollable in fullauto. A pattern gun with no stock or sights was presented to Colt later on in 1919 to be redesigned for production. This became the M1921 and was marketed as a "submachine gun:" while not the first weapon of the type, it was the first to actually use the name.
The Thompson is inescapably associated with gangsters during America's prohibition era as "the gun that made the twenties roar," though this is largely a media myth: the gun was far too expensive for an average thug (costing $200 with a single 20-round magazine, equivalent to about $2,800 in modern money) as well as heavy and hard to conceal, and the most common weapons for such criminals were revolvers or sawed-off shotguns. The Thompson's infamy instead stems from a few high-profile users such as John Dillinger, George "Machine Gun" Kelly and especially Al Capone. Ironically, it was originally only intended for military and police use only and was marketed as "The gun that safeguards the innocent!", and providing a level of firepower that would send cowardly criminals running for cover. Considering that a fully automatic weapon with a good amount of recoil isn't exactly the safest way to ensure no innocent bystanders are hurt, it didn't take off in this role and eventually hit the civilian market.
Note: The M1921 Thompson and the M1928 Thompson are nearly identical from a distance. The M1921 has a very fine high blued polish finish and has a very fast rate of fire (faster than an Uzi but slower than a MAC-10). The M1928 has a more matte blued finish (or a black paint finish) and it has a much slower rate of fire (like an M3 Grease Gun). Since sound effects are so often 'foleyed' after the fact and since sound engineers can place the wrong sound effect for a gun, one can never be 100% sure of the fire rate of a weapon. However, if the rate of fire seems fast or the gun is obviously a high polished blued finish, then the weapon should go into the M1921 Category, not the M1928.
The Thompson submachine gun, or "Tommy Gun", has appeared in the following films, television series, anime, and video games used by the following actors:
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==Specifications==
M1919 prototypes: (1919 - 1920)
Serial production: (1921 - Present)
Type: Submachine gun
Caliber: .45 ACP
Capacity: 20, 30 round straight box magazine, 50, 100 round drum magazine (not compatible with M1 or M1A1), belt feed ("Persuader" prototype)
Fire Modes: Semi-auto / full-auto (600-725 RPM, 1,500 RPM on "Annihilator I" prototype and 800 on "Annihilator II")
==M1919 Thompson==
The M1919 is a family of various Thompson submachine gun prototypes, all slightly different from each other. Around 40 prototypes were believed to have been made, and only 11 exist today. The earliest M1919 Thompsons (after the "Persuader" prototype) are also known as "Annihilators". The earliest Annihilator I needed an adaptor to use straight magazines.
The SMGs appear in various configurations, with different attachments, and some lacking sights and buttstocks.
Contrary to popular myth, the "Annihilators" were never intended to be shipped to WWI-era Europe, because there was only one example of the Annihilator in 1918, and was still testing its magazine feed system at the time. With a few exceptions, Auto-Ordnance only began attempting to market their weapons later in 1920, to the Polish and anti-Bolshevik forces at war at the time, but intense hostilities interrupted these plans. The "WWI-myth" itself stems from the 1921 confiscation of a M1921 batch destined for the Irish Republican Army from the New York docks.
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Note 	Release Date
The Godfather 	"Dillinger" 	 	2006
Deadfall Adventures	"Thompson" 	"Annihilator I", Hybrid with M1928, w/ 50-rd drum	2013
Battlefield 1 	"Annihilator" and "M1919 SMG"	Added in 2018. 	2016
==M1921 Thompson==
The M1921 is the original production version of the Thompson Submachine Gun, as manufactured by Colt Firearms in 1921 under contract from Auto-Ordnance. The M1921 is of the highest quality and fit of all Thompson varaints, and along with a high polish blued finish, more like high a grade sporting arm than a military weapon. Standard features of the M1921 are the finned barrels, some sent with Cutts compensators, knurled lightweight bolt handles, Lyman Model 55B adjustable rear sights, push button detachable butt stocks, vertical foregrips, and checkered fire control levers.
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Little Caesar 	 	 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1931
Pardon Us 	Stan Laurel 	Stan 	w/ moderator device 	1931
Pardon Us 	Oliver Hardy 	Ollie 	w/ moderator device 	1931
Pardon Us 	Walter Long 	The Tiger 	w/ moderator device 	1931
Scarface 	 	Police and gangsters 	 	1934
G Men 	James Cagney 	Brick Davis 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1935
G Men 	Robert Armstrong 	Jeff McCord 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1935
China Seas 	Willie Fung 	Ah Sing 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1935
Bullets or Ballots 	 	Police Officers 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1936
The Petrified Forest 	 	Arizona lawman 	 	1936
They Gave Him a Gun 	 	Prison guards and Police officers 	 	1937
San Quentin 	 	Prison Guard 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1937
Angels With Dirty Faces 	 	Police officers 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1938
Each Dawn I Die 	 	Prison Guard 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1939
High Sierra 	Humphrey Bogart 	Roy "Mad Dog" Earle 	 	1941
Went the Day Well? 	Frank Lawton 	Tom Sturry 	With 50-round drum magazine 	1942
Went the Day Well? 	Norman Pierce 	Jim Sturry 	With 50-round drum magazine 	1942
Went the Day Well? 	Johnnie Schofield 	Joe Garbett 	With 50-round drum magazine 	1942
Went the Day Well? 	Elizabeth Allan 	Peggy 	With 50-round drum magazine 	1942
Went the Day Well? 	 	German Paratroopers 	With 50-round drum magazine 	1942
Somewhere in France 	Gordon Jackson 	Alastair "Jock" MacFarlan 	With 50-round drum magazine & rare muzzle brake 	1942
Somewhere in France 	Tommy Trinder 	Tommy Hoskins 	With 50-round drum magazine & rare muzzle brake 	1942
Young Partisans (Yunye partizani) 	Pyotr Galadzhev 	A German soldier 	 	1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 	 	British soldiers 	With 50-round drum magazines; some with Cutts compensators	1942
Bataan 	 	U.S. forces 	 	1943
Hangmen Also Die! 	 	German Schutzstaffel (SS) 	Mocked as MP40 	1943
Sahara 	Humphrey Bogart 	Sgt. Joe Gunn 	 	1943
Sahara 	Rex Ingram 	Sgt. Major Tambul 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1943
Sahara 	Bruce Bennett 	Waco Hoyt 	 	1943
The Story of G.I. Joe 	Freddie Steele 	Sgt. Steve Warnicki 	 	1945
They Were Expendable 	 	 	With 1928 Forend 	1945
Back to Bataan 	Anthony Quinn 	Captain Bonifacio 	 	1945
Back to Bataan 	John Wayne 	Col. John Madden 	 	1945
Appointment with Danger 	 	Police officers 	M1921AC with 30-round magazine 	1950
Blowing Wild 	 	 	Seen in El Gavilan's camp 	1953
Paratrooper 	 	British paratroopers 	 	1953
The Desperate Hours 	Various 	Police 	 	1955
The Bonnie Parker Story 	Dorothy Provine 	Bonnie Parker 	M1921AC, 50-round drum magazines 	1958
The Bonnie Parker Story 	Jack Hogan 	Guy Darrow 	M1921AC, 50-round drum magazines 	1958
Sinners of Paris (Rafles sur la ville) 	Charles Vanel 	Le Fondu 	M1921AC 	1958
Sinners of Paris (Rafles sur la ville) 	Michel Piccoli 	Inspector Paul Vardier 	M1921AC 	1958
Sinners of Paris (Rafles sur la ville) 	François Guérin 	Inspector Gilbert Barot 	M1921AC 	1958
Sinners of Paris (Rafles sur la ville) 	 	Police 	M1921AC 	1958
Al Capone 	Lewis Charles 	Earl "Hymie" Weiss 	buttstock removed 	1959
Al Capone 	Murvyn Vye 	George "Bugs" Moran 	buttstock removed 	1959
The FBI Story 	Jimmy Stewart 	Agent "Chip" Hardesty 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	1959
The FBI Story 	Murray Hamilton 	Agent Sam Crandall 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	1959
The FBI Story 	Jane Crowley 	Ma Barker 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	1959
The FBI Story 	Alan Craig 	Fred Barker 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	1959
The FBI Story 	 	Gangsters and FBI agents 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	1959
Inside the Mafia 	 	Mafia gunmen 	w/ box magazines, buttstocks removed 	1959
Follow That Dream 	Elvis Presley 	Toby Kwimper 	 	1962
Follow That Dream 	Uncredited 	Pete 	 	1962
OSS 117 (OSS 117 se déchaîne) 	Pierre Moncorbier 	The guardian of cave 	 	1963
The 10th Victim (La decima vittima) 	 	The man at shooting range 	 	1965
Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine) 	 	Chinese triads 	 	1965
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117) 	Frederick Stafford	Hubert Bonnisseur 	 	1965
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117) 	 	Nazis and Indians 	 	1965
Modesty Blaise 	 	Fothergill´s men 	 	1966
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 	Jason Robards 	Al Capone 	 	1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 	George Segal 	Pete Gusenberg 	 	1967
The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens) 	 	Mobsters 	 	1969
Che! 	Jack Palance 	Fidel Castro 	 	1969
Che! 	Woody Strode 	Guillermo 	 	1969
You Can't Win 'Em All 	Leo Gordon 	Bolek 	 	1970
Rum Runners (Boulevard du Rhum) 	 	Policemen 	 	1971
The Valachi Papers 	 	Mobsters 	 	1972
Dillinger 	Harry Dean Stanton	Homer Van Meter 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Richard Dreyfuss 	Lester "Baby Face" Nelson 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Geoffrey Lewis 	Harry Pierpont 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Warren Oates 	John Dillinger 	 	1973
Dillinger 	John Ryan 	Charley Makley 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Jerry Summers 	Tommy Carroll 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Frank McRae 	Reed Youngblood 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Ben Johnson 	Melvin Purvis 	 	1973
Dillinger 	Roy Jenson 	Samuel Cowley 	 	1973
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 	Kunie Tanaka 	Daisuke Jigen 	with 30-round magazine 	1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 	 	Prison guards 	with 30-round magazine 	1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 	Gig Young 	Johnny Quill 	Minus rifle stock. 	1974
Savage Sisters 	Gloria Hendry 	Lynn Jackson 	 	1974
Savage Sisters 	Sid Haig 	Malavael 	 	1974
Savage Sisters 	 	Guerillas 	 	1974
Big Bad Mama 	Tom Skerritt 	Fred Diller 	 	1974
Big Bad Mama 	Dick Miller 	Agent William Bonney 	 	1974
Big Bad Mama 	Tom Signorelli 	Agent Dodds 	 	1974
Foxy Brown 	 	vigilante 	 	1974
Capone 	Ben Gazzara 	Capone 	 	1975
Farewell, My Lovely 	 	gangster 	 	1975
The Con Artists 	 	Gangsters and prison guards 	With and without Cutts compensators, with 50-rd drums 	1976
Weapons of Death (Napoli spara!) 	 	Santoro's henchmen 	 	1977
Stuntwoman (L'animal) 	Raquel Welch 	Jane Gardner 	 	1977
Dawn of the Dead 	Larry Vaira 	Biker 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	1978
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes)	 	Mexican prison guards and soldiers	 	1984
Romancing the Stone 	 	Ira's man 	 	1984
Jungle Warriors 	Alex Cord 	Nick Spilotro 	 	1984
Jungle Warriors 	 	Mastranga's men 	 	1984
The Untouchables 	Sean Connery 	Jim Malone 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1987
The Untouchables 	Andy Garcia 	George Stone 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1987
The Untouchables 	Billy Drago 	Frank Nitti 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1987
The Untouchables 	Valentino Cimo 	Bodyguard 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1987
The Untouchables 	Joe Greco 	Bodyguard 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1987
Moonwalker 	Michael Jackson 	 	 	1988
Dick Tracy 	Warren Beatty 	Dick Tracy 	 	1990
Dick Tracy 	Seymour Cassel 	Sam Catchem 	 	1990
Dick Tracy 	William Forsythe 	Flattop Jones 	 	1990
Dick Tracy 	Ed O'Ross 	Itchy Oliver 	 	1990
Dick Tracy 	Henry Silva 	Influence 	 	1990
Dick Tracy 	R.G. Armstrong 	Pruneface 	 	1990
Dick Tracy 	Colm Meaney 	Cop at Tess' 	 	1990
Mobsters 	Nicholas Sadler 	Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1991
Mobsters 	Christian Slater 	Lucky Luciano 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1991
Mobsters 	Richard Grieco 	Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel 	 	1991
Hit the Dutchman 	 	Gangster at brewery 	w/ 20-rd box magazine 	1992
Mad Dog Coll 	 	Dutch's gangsters 	w/ 20-rd box magazines 	1993
Legends of the Fall 	 	Police officers 	 	1994
The Quest 	 	Riggi's mobsters 	 	1996
The Phantom 	Dane Farwell 	Breen 	 	1996
The Phantom 	Jo Phillips 	Female pilot 	 	1996
Michael Collins 	 	I.R.A. gunmen 	 	1996
Road to Perdition 	Tom Hanks 	Michael Sullivan, Sr. 	 	2002
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 	Michael Badalucco 	Baby Face Nelson 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2000
Smart Philip 	Miroslav Táborský 	Adolfo 	 	2003
Smart Philip 	 	Mobsters 	 	2003
Dogville 	 	Mobsters 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2003
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 	 	Police Officers 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2004
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 	Ray Winstone 	Mac 	w/ M1928 Forend 	2008
Watchmen 	Unknown 	Bank Robber 	M1921AC w/ 50-rd drum 	2009
Public Enemies 	Johnny Depp 	John Dillinger 	w/ 50-rd drum and 20-rd box magazines 	2009
Inglourious Basterds 	 	American soldier 	 	2009
Gangster Squad 	 	Gangsters 	 	2012
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 	 	New York City Police Officers 	 	2016
Live by Night 	 	Gangsters and police 	 	2016
Live by Night 	Chris Messina 	Dion Bartolo 	 	2016
The Highwaymen 	 	police officers 	 	2019
Revolver Lily 	 	man in a photo 	 	2023
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notes / Episode 	Air Date
The Untouchables 	 	 	 	1959 - 1963
Stawka wieksza niz zycie 	 	British and American soldiers	18/ "Poszukiwany gruppenfuhrer Wolf"	1966 - 1968
Dad's Army 	 	 	 	1968 - 1977
Reilly: Ace of Spies 	Sam Neill 	Reilly 	 	1983
The Untouchables 	 	 	 	1993 - 1994
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Todd Stashwick	Myron Stark / T-888 	 	2008 - 2009
Guns 	 	 	 	2008
Mob City 	 	L.A.P.D. and mobsters 	 	2013
Endeavour - Season 5 	 	Ames' henchman 	With 50-round drum; (S05E06) 	2018
Legion 	Jeremie Harris	Ptonomy Wallace 	M1921AC 	2017-2019
1923 	Jerome Flynn 	Banner Creighton 	 	2022
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Abashiri Family	Police 	"Explosion of violence!! We don't have justice!" (E01)	1991
Virgin Fleet 	Conspirators 	"First Cherry Blossoms" (E03) 	1998
Soul Eater 	Al-Capone mafia	 	2008-2009
Soul Eater Not! 	Mobster 	"This is a Real Fight!" (E06) 	2014
===Video Games===
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| Medal of Honor: Airborne || || || "Upgrade" from M1928 Thompson, with 50-rd drum || 2007
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| Forgotten Hope 2 || "PM Thompson Mle 1921" || || M1921, 20-rnd magazine, added in v2.64 "Compagnons" (2024) || 2007
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| Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth || || With 50-round drum magazine || M1921AC || 2005
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| Contract J.A.C.K. || .45 SMG || || M1921AC || 2003
|-
| No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way || M1921-A1 ||With 50-round drum magazine || || 2002
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| The Godfather || "Dillinger" or "Lvl 3 Tommy Gun" || || "Upgrade" from M1A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine || 2006
|-
| Cross Fire ||"Thompson" || || || 2007
|-
| Bioshock 2 || "Machine Gun" || fires .50 Cal rounds || || 2010
|-
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II || "M1927" || With 50-round drum magazine || M1921AC. Included in the Uprising DLC || 2013
|-
| Days Gone || "Chicago Chopper" || || || 2019
|-
| rowspan=3|Enlisted || "M1921 Thompson 20" || With 20 round magazine || M1921A. Added to the game on December 17, 2024. || rowspan=3| 2021
|-
| "M1921 Thompson 100" || With 100 round drum magazine || M1921A. Added to the game on September 9, 2024.
|-
| "Thompson M1921AC" || With 50 round drum magazine || M1921AC
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|S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA || || With 50-round magazine || M1921AC || 2022
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|}
==M1928/M1928A1 Thompson==
thumb|right|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP
The Model 1928 was more of a modified version rather than an upgrade. They are visually the same as the M1921 except they were outfitted with heavy actuators and smaller less powerful recoil springs to reduce the rate of fire. The earliest of these were converted M1921 Thompson receivers that were merely re-stamped with an "8" over the last "1" in the original markings (hence the terminology "overstamp").
The M1928A1 was the military contract version of this weapon from 1938. It had a more crude military grade blued finish, a heavier actuator and the vertical foregrip was replaced with a horizontal handguard. Military buttstocks often received a reinforcing bolt. The British often moved the sling swivel to the top of the stock. Late wartime M1928A1s also received a number of simplifications, such as non-adjustable "L"-style sights, smooth barrels, and the absence of compensators (these features can be found in different combinations), before production switched to an even more simplified M1, which borrowed these peculiarities.
The M1928 is the variant most commonly associated with 1920s gangsters, made famous through countless classic gangster movies. Nicknames such as "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" were created as a result of the weapon's fame.
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Sundown 	Bruce Cabot 	William Crawford 	M1928 	1941
Sundown 	Carl Esmond 	Jan Kuypens 	M1928 	1941
Sundown 	 	Tribal fighter 	M1928 	1941
Air Force 	 	United States Marines 	M1928A1 	1943
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 	 	British Infantrymen 	M1928A1 	1943
Went the Day Well? 	 	German Paratroopers 	M1928A1 	1943
Guadalcanal Diary 	 	Marines and Japanese 	M1928A1 	1943
Guadalcanal Diary 	Richard Conte 	Captain Davis 	M1928A1 	1943
Gung Ho! 	 	Marine Raiders 	M1928A1 	1943
The Fighting Seabees 	 	Japanese soldiers 	M1928A1 	1944
The Story of G.I. Joe 	Robert Mitchum 	Lt. Bill Walker 	M1928A1 	1945
The Story of G.I. Joe 	Freddie Steele 	Sgt. Steve Warniki 	M1928A1 	1945
Out of the Past 	 	Police Officer 	M1928A1 	1947
A Walk In The Sun 	 	Soldiers 	M1A1 / M1928A1 	1948
He Walked By Night 	 	Police 	M1928A1 	1948
All the King's Men 	 	police officers 	 	1949
Tokyo Joe 	 	US Army soldiers 	M1928A1 	1949
White Heat 	 	L.A.P.D. 	M1928A1 	1949
Battleground 	James Whitmore 	Sgt Kinnie 	M1928A1 	1949
Breakthrough 	Frank Lovejoy 	Sgt. Pete Bell 	M1928A1 	1950
Breakthrough 	Matt Willis 	Pvt. Jimbo Hollis 	M1928A1 	1950
Breakthrough 	 	U.S. soldiers 	M1928A1 	1950
Gun Crazy 	 	Police Officers 	M1928A1 	1950
Conspiracy of the Doomed (Zagovor obrechyonnykh) 	Oleg Zhakov 	Kurtov 	M1928A1 	1950
The Steel Helmet 	Gene Evans 	Sgt. Zack 	 	1951
The Steel Helmet 	Richard Loo 	Sgt. Tanaka 	 	1951
The Enforcer 	 	 	 	1951
From Here to Eternity 	 	U.S. Army sentry 	 	1953
Paratrooper 	 	British paratroopers 	M1928A1 	1953
The Desert Rats 	Richard Burton 	Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts 	smooth barreled version 	1953
The Desert Rats 	 	Australian commandos, German Troops 	smooth barreled version 	1953
The Most Wanted Man (L'Ennemi public No 1) 	 	Police 	 	1953
Outpost in the Mountains (Zastava v gorakh) 	 	Brigands 	M1928A1 	1953
Suddenly 	 	State Police 	M1928A1 	1954
Them! 	James Whitmore 	Sergeant Peterson 	 	1954
Them! 	James Arness 	F.B.I. Special Agent Robert Graham 	 	1954
Them! 	 	Soldiers 	 	1954
To Hell and Back 	Audie Murphy 	Himself 	M1928A1 	1955
Soldier of Fortune 	 	Chinese sailors 	M1928A1 	1955
Between Heaven and Hell 	 	National Guards 	M1928A1 	1956
Jet Pilot 	 	U.S. Air Force personnel 	M1928A1 	1957
The Steel Bayonet 	Leo Genn 	Maj. Alan Gerrard 	M1928A1 	1957
The Steel Bayonet 	 	British soldiers 	M1928A1 	1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai 	 	Japanese guards 	M1928A1 	1957
The Mask of the Gorilla (Le Gorille vous salue bien) 	Jean-Marie Rivière 	Valério 	M1928 	1958
Darby's Rangers 	Peter Brown 	Cpl. Rollo Burns 	 	1958
When Hell Broke Loose 	 	US Army soldier 	 	1958
Machine-Gun Kelly 	Charles Bronson 	George "Machine Gun" Kelly 	M1928 	1958
Machine-Gun Kelly 	Susan Cabot 	Florence "Flo" Becker 	M1928 	1958
Yesterday's Enemy 	 	British officers and sergeants 	w/ 20-rd magazines. some w/ vertical foregrips 	1959
Never So Few 	Frank Sinatra 	Cpt. Tom Reynolds 	M1928A1 	1959
Never So Few 	Steve McQueen 	Bill Ringa 	M1928A1 	1959
Never So Few 	Charles Bronson 	Sgt. John Danforth 	M1928A1 	1959
Never So Few 	Philip Ahn 	Nautaung 	M1928A1 	1959
Never So Few 	 	U. S. troops 	M1928A1 	1959
Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) 	 	Fascist militia 	M1928A1 Thompson 	1960
Peace to Him Who Enters (Mir vkhodyashchemu) 	Nikolay Grinko 	An American soldier 	M1928A1 	1961
Merrill's Marauders 	Claude Akins 	Plt. Sgt. Kolowicz 	 	1962
The Black Seagull (Chyornaya chayka) 	 	A Cuban seaman 	With drum magazine 	1962
Escape from Zahrain 	Yul Brynner 	Sharif 	M1928A1 with drum magazine 	1962
Escape from Zahrain 	Jack Warden 	Huston 	M1928A1 with drum magazine 	1962
Escape from Zahrain 	Sal Mineo 	Ahmed 	M1928A1 with drum magazine 	1962
Escape from Zahrain 	Anthony Caruso 	Tahar 	M1928A1 with drum magazine 	1962
Escape from Zahrain 	 	Police 	M1928A1 with drum magazine 	1962
I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) 	 	Cuban police and guerrillas 	 	1964
The Heroes of Telemark 	Richard Harris 	Knut Straud 	 	1965
Cast a Giant Shadow 	Kirk Douglas 	"Mickey" Marcus 	 	1966
So Darling So Deadly 	 	A henchwoman 	With foregrip and stick magazine 	1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 	James Coburn 	Lt. Christian 	1928A1, no cooling fins on barrel 	1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 	Aldo Ray 	Sgt. Rizzo 	1928A1, no cooling fins on barrel 	1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 	William Bryant 	Minow 	1928A1, no cooling fins on barrel 	1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? 	 	US Army soldiers 	1928A1, no cooling fins on barrel 	1966
How I Won the War 	 	British (Canadian) soldiers 	Only a picture on a bubble gum/cigarette card 	1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 	David Canary 	Frank Gusenberg 	 	1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 	Rico Cattani 	Albert Anselmi 	 	1967
Bonnie and Clyde 	Warren Beatty 	Clyde Barrow 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1967
Bonnie and Clyde 	Faye Dunaway 	Bonnie Parker 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1967
Bonnie and Clyde 	Denver Pyle 	Frank Hamer 	Colt 	1967
The Devil's Brigade 	William Holden 	Col. Robert T. Frederick 	M1928A1 	1968
The Devil's Brigade 	Jack Watson 	Cpl. Peacock 	M1928A1 	1968
The Devil's Brigade 	Cliff Robertson 	Maj. Alan Crown 	M1928A1 	1968
The Devil's Brigade 	Jeremy Slate 	Sgt. Patrick O'Neill 	M1928A1 	1968
The Devil's Brigade 	 	US and Canadian Army soldiers 	M1928A1 	1968
The Olsen Gang in a Fix 	 	Mozerella's trenchcoat thugs 	 	1969
The Bridge at Remagen 	 	 	M1928A1 	1969
The Brain 	Eli Wallach 	Frankie Scannapieco 	M1928A1 with M1928-style foregrip and 50-round drum magazine 	1969
The Brain 	 	MP personnel and The Brain's henchmen 	M1928A1 with stick magazines 	1969
Tepepa (1969) 	 	Mexican soldiers 	Mocked-up as a Hotchkiss M1914 	1969
Treasures of the Flaming Cliffs (Sokrovishcha pylayushchikh skal)	Nikolay Zaseev-Rudenko 	Chief mercenary 	Mocked up as Halcon-series SMGs 	1969
Treasures of the Flaming Cliffs (Sokrovishcha pylayushchikh skal)	 	Mercenaries 	Mocked up as Halcon-series SMGs 	1969
The Night of the Following Day 	Richard Boone 	Leer 	M1928A1 	1969
Cotton Comes to Harlem 	 	Henchman 	 	1970
Too Late the Hero 	Michael Caine 	Pvt. Tosh Hearne 	M1928A1 	1970
Too Late the Hero 	Ian Bannen 	Pvt. Jock Thornton 	M1928A1 	1970
Patton 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	M1928A1 	1970
Bloody Mama 	Shelley Winters 	Kate "Ma" Barker 	 	1970
Bloody Mama 	Don Stroud 	Herman Barker 	 	1970
Bloody Mama 	 	FBI Agents 	 	1970
Deadlock 	Marquard Bohm 	Kid 	M1928A1 without Cutts compensator 	1970
Deadlock 	Mario Adorf 	Charles Dump 	M1928A1 without Cutts compensator 	1970
Deadlock 	Anthony Dawson 	Anthony Sunshine 	M1928A1 without Cutts compensator 	1970
Black Sun (Chyornoye solntse) 	 	Mercenaries and guerilla fighters 	M1928A1 with drum magazine 	1970
Shaft 	Christopher St. John 	Ben Buford 	 	1971
Shaft 	 	Marcy's kidnappers, police 	 	1971
The Burglars (Le casse) 	 	Athenian policemen 	 	1971
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 	 	Texas lawmen 	 	1972
The Godfather 	 	Barzini hitmen 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1972
State of Siege (État de Siège) 	 	Police 	 	1972
The Assassination of Trotsky 	Luigi Vannucchi 	Ruiz 	Without Cutts compensators 	1972
The Assassination of Trotsky 	Jack Betts 	Lou 	Without Cutts compensators 	1972
The Assassination of Trotsky 	 	Ruiz' men 	Without Cutts compensators 	1972
The Battle After the Victory (Boy posle pobedy) 	 	US Army soldiers and MPs 	 	1972
The Day of the Jackal 	 	OAS operative 	 	1973
Cleopatra Jones 	 	Thugs 	M1928 and M1928A1 	1973
The Laughing Policeman 	 	S.F.P.D. SWAT 	 	1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 	Claude Akins 	Aldo 	 	1973
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 	Gig Young 	Johnny Quill 	rifle stock removed 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	Dale Robertson 	Melvin Purvis 	both nickel-plated and blued finishes 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	Steve Kanaly 	Sam Cowley 	 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	Harris Yulin 	Machine Gun Kelly 	 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	Margaret Blye 	Kate Kelly 	 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	Dick Sargent 	Thatcher Covington 	 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	John Karlen 	Tony Redecci 	 	1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN 	 	FBI agents 	 	1974
Only the Wind Knows the Answer (Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind) 	 	Assassin 	 	1974
Borsalino and Co. 	Alain Delon 	Roch Siffredi 	M1928 w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1974
Borsalino and Co. 	Lionel Vitrant 	Fernand 	M1928A1 w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1974
Borsalino and Co. 	 	Siffredi henchmen 	M1928 and M1928A1 	1974
The Last Four Days 	Giacomo Rossi-Stuart 	Capt. Jack Donati 	 	1974
The Last Four Days 	 	OSS operatives 	 	1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 	Kunie Tanaka 	Daisuke Jigen 	50-round drum magazine 	1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 	 	Mafia 	50-round drum magazine 	1974
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 	Paul Wexler 	Captain Seas 	 	1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 	 	Seas' henchmen 	 	1975
Breakout 	 	Mexican prison guards 	Early M1928A1 	1975
Syndicate Sadists 	Adolfo Lastretti 	Ciccio Paterno 	 	1975
Syndicate Sadists 	 	Paterno's and Conti's henchmen 	 	1975
Dolemite 	 	guard, hit man 	possible replica 	1975
Midway 	Tom Selleck 	Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard 	 	1976
Midway 	Larry Pennell 	Capt. Cyril Simard 	 	1976
The Con Artists 	 	Prison guards 	With 50-rd drums 	1976
The Mad Dog Killer (La belva col mitra) 	Nello Pazzafini 	Pietro Caporali 	 	1977
Night Over Chile (Noch nad Chili) 	 	Chilean soldiers 	M1928A1; Visually modified as SIG SG 510-4 	1977
Midnight Express 	. 	Turkish soldiers 	. 	1978
Good Guys Wear Black 	 	The Black Tigers 	 	1978
Go Tell the Spartans 	Joe Unger 	2LT Raymond Hamilton 	 	1978
Go Tell the Spartans 	 	South Vietnamese troops 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Bo Svenson 	Lt. Robert Yeager 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Fred Williamson 	Private Fred Canfield 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Peter Hooten 	Tony 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Michael Pergolani 	Nick 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Jackie Basehart 	Berle 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Raimund Harmstorf 	Adolf 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	Joshua Sinclair 	The Sergeant 	 	1978
The Inglorious Bastards 	. 	American troops 	 	1978
Death Force 	Carmen Argenziano 	Morelli 	 	1978
Death Force 	 	Gangsters, Soldiers 	 	1978
1941 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	1979
From Hell to Victory 	George Peppard 	Brett Rosson 	 	1979
From Hell to Victory 	George Hamilton 	Maurice Bernard 	 	1979
From Hell to Victory 	 	US Army soldiers, OSS personnel 	 	1979
The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) 	Aleksandr Mikhajlov 	Gido Torstensen 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) 	Antoni Jurasz 	Prof. Stanislaw Werzanski 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) 	Mikhail Gluzsky 	Heinrich Scharf 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) 	 	Scharf's henchmen, Brazilian police 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka) 	Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr.	Sergey Sergeevich 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka) 	Talgat Nigmatulin 	Salekh 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka) 	Georgiy Martirosyan 	Klyuev 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
Pirates of the XXth Century (Piraty XX veka) 	 	Pirates 	Converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1979
The Big Red One 	 	 	M1928A1 	1980
The Outsider 	 	IRA Gunmen 	 	1980
Airplane! 	 	 	50-round drum magazine 	1980
Santa Esperansa 	 	Chilean soldiers 	M1928A1; many converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine 	1980
Per Aspera Ad Astra (Cherez ternii k zvyozdam) 	 	Guards on Dessa 	 	1981
Teheran 43 	Armen Dzhigarkhanyan 	Max Richard 	 	1981
Teheran 43 	 	German agents (1943), hijackers (1980)	 	1981
Choice of Arms 	 	 	M1928A1; Seen in Jean's armoury 	1981
Across the Gobi and the Khingan (Govi Khyangand tulaldsan ni) 	 	USA soldiers 	 	1981
The Fall of the Condor (Padeniye kondora) 	 	 	In Maria's house; converted to 7.62x25 blanks with MP40 magazine	1982
Uncommon Valor 	Harold Sylvester 	Johnson 	 	1983
Uncommon Valor 	Reb Brown 	Blaster 	 	1983
Uncommon Valor 	Tim Thomerson 	Charts 	 	1983
Uncommon Valor 	Fred Ward 	Wilkes 	 	1983
Johnny Dangerously 	Richard Dimitri 	Roman Troy Moroni 	 	1984
Johnny Dangerously 	Michael Keaton 	Johnny Kelly/Johnny Dangerously 	 	1984
Once Upon A Time In America 	James Woods 	Max Bercovicz 	 	1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 	Ric Young 	Kao Kan 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1984
Copper Angel (Medny angel) 	 	Gangsters 	 	1984
One Hundred Days in Palermo 	 	 	Seen in mafia armorer workshop 	1984
The Stuff'' 	Various 	Militia 	 	1985
Commando Leopard 	 	Rebels 	With box magazine 	1985
Big Trouble in Little China 	 	Wing Kong member 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1986
Secrets of Madame Wong (Tayny madam Vong) 	Serik Kanakbayev 	Bulat 	 	1986
Secrets of Madame Wong (Tayny madam Vong) 	 	Gangsters 	 	1986
The Jaguar (Yaguar) 	 	Chilean military school cadets 	 	1987
The Red Spectacles 	 	noodle-stand guard 	 	1987
The Untouchables 	 	Mobsters, police, Federal agents 	 	1987
Naga Bonar 	 	Dutch soldiers 	 	1987
Naga Bonar 	 	Indonesian soldiers 	 	1987
Deja Vu 	Vladimir Golovin 	Mikita Nechyporuk 	 	1988
Deja Vu 	Nikolai Karachentsov 	Mishka Yaponchik 	 	1988
Deja Vu 	Jerzy Stuhr 	Johnny Pollack 	 	1988
Harlem Nights 	Arsenio Hall 	Small's Brother 	 	1989
Farewell To The King 	Gerry Lopez 	Gwai 	 	1989
Farewell To The King 	Frank McRae 	Sgt. Tenga 	 	1989
Home Alone 	Ralph Foody 	Johnny 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1990
Miller's Crossing 	 	 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	1990
The Rocketeer 	 	FBI Special Agents and gangsters 	 	1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 	 	American troops 	Replica 	1991
Kill the "Jackal" (Ubit "Shakala") 	 	one of the Jackal's gangsters 	 	1991
Hit the Dutchman 	Bruce Nozick 	Dutch Schultz 	M1928A1 	1992
Hit the Dutchman 	 	Gangsters 	M1928A1 	1992
Sheriff's Star (Zvezda sherifa) 	 	Police officer 	M1928A1 w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1992
Rapid Fire 	Carl Ciarfalio 	Mobster 	M1928A1 	1992
Hold-Up (Nalyot) 	 	A criminal 	M1928A1 	1993
Good Luck, Gentlemen (Udachi vam, gospoda) 	 	Criminals 	 	1993
Mad Dog Coll 	Christopher Bradley 	Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll 	M1928A1 	1993
Mad Dog Coll 	 	Gangsters 	M1928A1 	1993
The plane flies to Russia (Samolyot letit v Rossiyu) 	 	Guards 	M1928A1s w/ 20-rd box and 100-rd drum magazines 	1994
Forrest Gump 	Gary Sinise 	One of Lt. Dan Taylor's ancestors 	M1928A1 w/ 30-rd box magazine and without Cutts compensator 	1994
Blown Away 	 	IRA terrorists 	M1928A1 	1994
The Shadow 	Tim Curry 	Farley Claymore 	M1928A1 	1994
The Shawshank Redemption 	 	Shawshank Prison guard 	 	1994
Mulholland Falls 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	1996
Last Man Standing 	Christopher Walken 	Hickey 	 	1996
The English Patient 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	1996
Star Trek: First Contact 	Patrick Stewart 	Captain Jean-Luc Picard 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	1996
The Thin Red Line 	Sean Penn 	1Sgt. Welsh 	 	1998
The Thin Red Line 	John C. Reilly 	Sgt. Storm 	 	1998
The Thin Red Line 	Arie Verveen 	Pvt. Dale 	 	1998
The Avengers 	Eileen Atkins 	Alice 	 	1998
Half a Chance 	Alain Delon 	Julien 	 	1998
The Mummy Returns 	Oded Fehr 	Ardeth Bay 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	2001
Pearl Harbor 	 	U.S. military personnel 	w/ 50-rd drum and 30-rd box magazines 	2001
Windtalkers 	Nicolas Cage 	Sergeant Joe Enders 	 	2002
Windtalkers 	Christian Slater 	Sergeant Henderson 	 	2002
Hart's War 	Christian Kahrmann 	German Commando 	 	2002
Road to Perdition 	Tom Hanks 	Michael Sullivan 	 	2002
Road to Perdition 	 	Mobsters 	 	2002
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	 	British soldiers 	 	2002
The Quiet American 	 	Gen. The's soldiers 	 	2002
The Matrix Reloaded 	 	Henchman 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	2003
Kung Fu Hustle 	Various 	Axe Gang members 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	2004
Hellboy 	Various 	U.S. soldiers 	 	2004
Assault on Precinct 13 	Brian Dennehy 	Jasper 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	2005
Assault on Precinct 13 	Aisha Hinds 	Anna 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine 	2005
The Lost City 	 	Cuban rebels and troops 	 	2005
King Kong 	 	S.S. Venture crew 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2005
King Kong 	Jack Black 	Carl Denham 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2005
King Kong 	Kyle Chandler 	Bruce Baxter 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2005
King Kong 	Thomas Kretschmann 	Captain Englehorn 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2005
King Kong 	Evan Parke 	Ben Hayes 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines 	2005
Days of Glory 	Samy Naceri 	Yassir 	 	2006
Kokoda 	Luke Ford 	Burke 	w/ 20-rd box magazines 	2006
Intimate Enemies 	Marc Barbé 	Cpt. Berthaut 	w/ 30-rd box magazines 	2007
Intimate Enemies 	Lounès Tazairt 	Said 	w/ 30-rd box magazines 	2007
Changeling 	 	Los Angeles Police Department 	 	2008
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) 	 	 	In the warehouse; M1928A1 or M1921AC 	2008
The Bridge 	 	 	M1928A1 	2008
Che Part One: Argentine 	Santiago Cabrera 	Camilo Cienfuegos 	 	2008
Max Manus: Man of War 	Knut Joner 	Gunnar Sønsteby 	 	2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 	 	Soviet soldiers 	M1928A1 	2008
Miracle at St. Anna 	Derek Luke 	Staff Sgt. Aubrey Stamps 	M1928A1 	2008
Miracle at St. Anna 	Michael Ealy 	Sgt. Bishop Cummings 	M1928A1 	2008
Miracle at St. Anna 	Laz Alonso 	Cpl. Hector Negron 	M1928A1 	2008
Miracle at St. Anna 	 	US Army soldiers 	M1928A1 	2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 	Brendan Fraser 	Rick O'Connell 	w/ 20-rd box and 50-rd drum magazines 	2008
Red and White (Merah Putih) 	Lukman Sardi 	Amir 	M1928A1 	2009
Black Dynamite 	 	Henchmen 	 	2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 	 	Mobsters 	 	2009
Public Enemies 	 	 	M1928A1 	2009
Kokoda 	 	Australian Soldiers 	 	2010
Elephant White 	Kevin Bacon 	Jimmy 	M1928 	2010
Nude Nuns with Big Guns 	Asun Ortega 	Sister Sarah 	M1928 	2010
Captain America: The First Avenger 	Derek Luke 	Gabe Jones 	 	2011
Captain America: The First Avenger 	Hayley Atwell 	Peggy Carter 	 	2011
My Way 	 	US soldiers 	 	2011
J. Edgar 	Armie Hammer 	Clyde Tolson 	 	2011
Suicides (Samoubiytsy) 	Gosha Kutsenko 	Mitus 	w/ vertical foregrip and 50-rd drum magazine 	2012
Suicides (Samoubiytsy) 	 	Mitus' thug 	w/ vertical foregrip and 50-rd drum magazine 	2012
FDR: American Badass 	Barry Bostwick 	Franklin Delano Roosevelt 	with 50 round drum 	2012
The Bullet Vanishes 	Kai Chi Liu 	Boss Ding 	without Cutts compensators and with smooth barrels 	2012
The Bullet Vanishes 	 	Boss Ding's mobs 	without Cutts compensators and with smooth barrels 	2012
Gangster Squad 	Sean Penn 	Mickey Cohen 	 	2012
Gangster Squad 	Troy Garity 	Wrevock 	 	2012
The Last Stand 	Luis Guzman 	Deputy Figuerola 	 	2013
Banklady 	Charly Hübner 	Hermann Wittorf 	 	2013
Banklady 	Nadeshda Brennicke 	Gisela Werler 	 	2013
22 Minutes (22 minuty) 	Makar Zaporozhskiy 	Sanya Yezhov 	M1928A1 with custom folding stock 	2014
22 Minutes (22 minuty) 	 	Somali Pirate 	M1928A1 with custom folding stock 	2014
City 44 	 	A Polish soldier 	 	2014
White Soldier 	Abraham Belaga 	Sergeant Robert Tual 	 	2014
White Soldier 	Emile Berling 	André Cariou 	 	2014
White Soldier 	 	French troops and commandos 	 	2014
The Imitation Game 	 	A British MP 	 	2014
Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film 	 	British Police Officers 	 	2018
Ready Player One 	 	Joker Avatar 	w/drum magazine 	2018
Gunpowder Milkshake 	Lee Huang 	"Wolfman" 	 	2021
Bullet Train 	 	Yakuza member 	w/no stock, an optic scope, two flashlights 	2022
Bullet Train 	Joey King 	The Prince 	w/no stock, an optic scope, two flashlights 	2022
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 	Eiza González 	Marjorie Stewart 	 	2024
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
The Andy Griffith Show 	Don Knotts 	Deputy Barney Fife 	"A Black Day for Mayberry" (S04E07) 	1963
The Andy Griffith Show 	Andy Griffith 	Sheriff Andy Taylor 	"A Black Day for Mayberry" (S04E07) 	1963
Combat! 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	M1928A1 	1962 - 1967
McHale's Navy 	Jesse Pearson 	Harley Hatfield 	M1928A1 simplified rear sight / "The Rage of Taratupa" (S2E30) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Tim Conway 	Ensign Charles Parker 	M1928A1 / "The McHale Mob" (S2E32) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Carl Ballantine 	Lester Gruber 	M1928A1 / "The McHale Mob" (S2E32) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	John Wright 	Willy Moss 	M1928A1 / "The McHale Mob" (S2E32) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Gavin MacLeod 	Happy 	M1928A1 / "The McHale Mob" (S2E32) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Syl Lamont 	Smitty 	M1928A1 / "The McHale Mob" (S2E32) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Joe Flynn 	Capt. Binghamton 	M1928 / "Fountain of Youth" (S3E10) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Joe Flynn 	Capt. Binghamton 	M1928A1 / "A Da-Da For Christy" (S2E36) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Bob Hastings 	Lt. Elroy Carpenter 	M1928A1 / "A Da-Da For Christy" (S2E36) 	1964
McHale's Navy 	Will J. Wright 	Army Sergeant 	M1928A1 / "Wally For Congress" (S4E30) 	1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 	 	various characters 	 	1964-1968
Gilligan's Island 	Russell Johnson 	The Professor 	30-rd magazine / "Forward March" (S02E22) 	1966
Gilligan's Island 	Jim Backus 	Mr. Howell 	30-rd magazine / "Forward March" (S02E22) 	1966
Mission: Impossible 	 	Guards 	"Pilot" (S01E01) 	1966
Mission: Impossible 	 	Guards 	"Memory" (S01E02) 	1966
Mission: Impossible 	Peter Lupus 	Willy Armitage 	slung, "The Trial" (S01E18) 	1967
Star Trek 	William Shatner 	Captain James T. Kirk 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines / "A Piece of the Action" (S02E17) 	1968
Star Trek 	Leonard Nimoy 	Lt. Cmdr Spock 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines / "A Piece of the Action" (S02E17) 	1968
Star Trek 	DeForest Kelley 	Dr. Leonard H. McCoy 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines / "A Piece of the Action" (S02E17) 	1968
Star Trek 	 	Sigma Iotia II natives 	w/ 50-rd drum magazines / "A Piece of the Action" (S02E17) 	1968
Dad's Army 	Arthur Lowe 	Captain George Mainwaring 	M1928A1 w/ 30-rd and 50-rd magazine 	1968-1977
Dad's Army 	John Le Mesurier 	Sergeant Arthur Wilson 	M1928A1 w/ 30-rd and 50-rd magazine 	1968-1977
Dad's Army 	Ian Lavender 	Private Frank Pike 	M1928A1 w/ 30-rd and 50-rd magazine 	1968-1977
Father Brown 	 	Security guards 	M1928 (or M1921AC) w/ 50-rd magazine; "The Arrow of Heaven" (Ep.12) 	1974
Rafferty 	Armen Dzhigarkhanyan	Tommy Farrichetty 	 	1980
Star Trek: The Next Generation 	 	Holographic gangster 	Manhunt 	1987 - 1994
State Border: Film 8, The 	 	U.S. commandos 	M1928 and M1928A1 	1988
Campion 	 	Savanake's henchmen 	M1928 (or M1921AC) with drum magazines; "Sweet Danger: Part 2" (S02E02)	1990
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 	 	Rumrunners 	 	1992-1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	 	Gangsters 	w/ 50-rd drum magazine / That Old Gang of Mine 	1993 - 1997
Sahara (1995) 	James Belushi 	Master Sgt. Joe Gunn 	 	1995
Sahara (1995) 	Alan David Lee 	Bates 	 	1995
Star Trek: Voyager 	Tim Russ 	Tuvok 	M1928A1 / The Killing Game 	1995 - 2001
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin 	Aleksey Barabash 	Morton Schane 	Ep.1 	2002
Foyle's War - Season 2 	 	Home Guard soldiers 	"Fifty Ships" (S2E1) 	2003
Foyle's War - Season 3 	Murray McArthur 	Home Guard soldier 	"The French Drop" (S3E1) 	2004
The Wife of the Returnee 	 	US soldiers 	with early 'simplified' rear sight and stick magazines 	2006
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace 	 	US soldiers 	Ep. 03 	2009
The Pacific 	Henry Nixon 	Lt. Hugh Corrigan 	 	2010
The Pacific 	Jon Bernthal 	Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez 	 	2010
Boardwalk Empire 	Steve Buscemi 	Thompson 	. 	2010-Present
The Promise 	 	Irgun fighters 	M1928, with L-shaped sights and stick magazines 	2011
Sanctuary 	Peter Wingfield 	James Watson 	M1928A1 w/ 30-rd magazine / Normandy 	2011
Sanctuary 	 	US Soldiers 	M1928A1 w/ 30-rd magazine / Normandy 	2011
Supernatural 	Jensen Ackles 	Dean Winchester 	With drum magazine / "Time After Time" (S07E12) 	2012
Foyle's War - Season 8 	 	US MPs 	"The Eternity Ring" (S8E1) 	2013
Bonnie and Clyde (2013) 	Holliday Grainger 	Bonnie Parker 	 	2013
Bonnie and Clyde (2013) 	Emile Hirsch 	Clyde Barrow 	 	2013
Bonnie and Clyde (2013) 	Lane Garrison 	Marvin "Buck" Barrow 	 	2013
Spies (Razvedchitsy) 	 	A US Army soldier 	Supposedly Denix M1928A1 replica 	2013
Parer's War 	Toby Wallace 	Lt. Ron "Judy" Garland 	M1928A1 	2014
Parer's War 	 	Australian Commandos, US Marines 	M1928, M1928A1 	2014
The Spoils of Babylon 	Tobey Maguire 	Devon Morehouse 	"The War Within" (E2) 	2014
The Spoils of Babylon 	Bobby Nish 	Japanese Soldier #1 	"The War Within" (E2) 	2014
Agent Carter - Season 1 	Hayley Atwell 	Peggy Carter 	 	2015
Agent Carter - Season 2 	 	Assassin 	"A View in the Dark" (S2E02) 	2016
SS-GB 	Trevor White 	Daniel Hopkiss 	 	2017
The Man in the High Castle - Season 4 	 	American Resistance Fighters 	 	2019
The Man in the High Castle - Season 4 	Jason O'Mara 	Wyatt Price 	 	2019
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 	 	 	on horse saddle; "Leave What You Don't" (S5E13) 	2019
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 	uncredited 	Pioneer Ranger 	"Channel 5" (S5E15) 	2019
Babylon Berlin - Season 3 	Misel Maticevic 	Edgar Kasabian 	Ep. 28 	2020
Babylon Berlin - Season 3 	Ronald Zehrfeld 	Walter Weintraub 	Ep. 28 	2020
The Defeated 	 	American, British, and French soldiers	with 30-round magazine 	2020
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 6 	 	 	on horse saddle; "Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg" (S6E06) 	2020
Babylon Berlin - Season 4 	Misel Maticevic 	Edgar Kasabian 	Ep. 38 	2022
Babylon Berlin - Season 4 	 	Gangsters 	 	2022
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 1 	 	 	seen in armory; "L'ame Perdue" (S1E01) 	2023
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 1 	 	Demimonde Club Guard 	w/drum magazine; "La Dame de Fer" (S1E04) 	2023
The Continental: From the World of John Wick	 	 	M1928A1, seen in armory; "Brothers in Arms" (S1E01) 	2023
Fallout - Season 1 	 	NCR fighter 	w/drum magazine; "The Beginning" (S1E08) 	2024
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 2 	Uncredited 	Montmartre community guard 	"Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir" (S2E05) 	2024
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Mad Bull 34 	Maury Edward's henchmen	 	1990
Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front	Agents 	 	1994
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven	A gangster 	 	2001
Desert Punk 	 	 	2004
Zipang 	U.S. Marines 	 	2004 - 2005
Baccano! 	 	 	2007
Batman: Gotham Knight 	Maroni's thugs 	 	2008
Upotte!! 	Thompson 	M1928 with drum magazine, seen on manga cover	2012
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 	Joseph Joestar 	M1928; S1E11, "The Game Master" 	2012
Amagi Brilliant Park 	A Mobster 	 	2014
Sirius the Jaeger 	Vampires and Jaegers 	M1928, M1928A1; Ep. 01, 05, 11, 12 	2018
Bungo Stray Dogs 	Port Mafia 	Ep. 04, Ep. 06, Ep. 09, Ep. 11 	2016
Bungo Stray Dogs 	Port Mafia 	Ep. 13, 16, 17, 20 	2016
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple 	Port Mafia 	 	2018
Lupin Zero 	Lupin III 	 	2022 - 2023
Gushing over Magical Girls 	Kiwi Araga 	 	2024
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Release Date
Blood 	 	 	1997
Fallout 2 	Tommy Gun 	 	1998
Hidden & Dangerous 	 	 	1999
Fallout Tactics 	Tommy Gun 	 	2001
Serious Sam video game series 	M1-A2 	With drum magazine, No reloading required 	2001
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven 	 	With 50-round drum magazine 	2002
Forgotten Hope 	 	 	2003
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb 	 	 	2003
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun 	"Thompson" 	 	2003
Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 	 	With 30-round box and 50-round drum magazine 	2004
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 	Tommy gun 	With 50-round drum and apparently formed out of bees 	2004
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie	 	With 50-round drum magazine 	2005
Medal of Honor: European Assault 	"M1 Thompson SMG" 	 	2005
Medal of Honor: Vanguard 	"M1928 Thompson" (Wii version) 	M1928A1, with a 30-round box or 50-round drum magazine 	2007
Medal of Honor: Vanguard 	"M1 Thompson" (PlayStation 2 version)	M1928A1, with a 30-round box or 50-round drum magazine 	2007
Forgotten Hope 2 	 	M1928(A1) w/ 20 (M1928), 30 (M1928A1) or 50-round (both) magazines 	2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne 	 	 	2007
Call of Duty: World at War 	 	M1928A1, box art only 	2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway 	 	 	2008
The Royal Marines Commando 	Thompson 	With drum magazine 	2008
7.62 High Calibre 	 	 	2008
Mare Nostrum 	"Thompson 1928A1" 	 	2008
UberSoldier II 	"Thompson М1" 	M1928A1 w/ 30-round magazine 	2008
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth 	 	 	2009
The Godfather II (VG) 	 	 	2009
Counter-Strike Online 	Thompson Chaiago 	Gold finish 	2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 	 	 	2010
Mafia II 	 	With 50-round drum 	2010
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 	 	With 30-round stick mag 	2010
Serious Sam Double D 	Tommy Gun 	With 50-round drum, no butt-stock 	2011
7554 	Thompson M1928 	With 30-round magazine 	2011
Hitman: Absolution 	 	 	2012
Uprising44: The Silent Shadows 	 	 	2012
Grand Theft Auto V 	Gusemberg Sweeper 	With incorrectly 30-rounds drum magazine 	2013
Project Reality: Normandy 	Thompson 	M1928A1, with Cutts compensator removed 	2013
Deadfall Adventures 	Thompson 	M1928, with 50-round drum 	2013
Payday 2 	Chicago Typewriter 	M1928, with 50-round drum 	2013
Bioshock Infinite 	"Tommy Gun" 	M1928A1, with 50-round drum, smooth barrel, and early 'simplified' rear sight 	2013
Warface 	 	 	2013
Far East War 	"Thompson SMG" 	M1928A1 with 30-round and 50-round drum magazine 	2013
Watch_Dogs 	M1, Gangster 	M1928, with 50-round drum 	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	Thompson M1928A1 	another handguard, 3 types of sights and 20 and 50-rounded mags 	2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	M1928 Thompson 	M1928 	2016
Day of Infamy 	Thompson M1928A1 	M1928A1, "Foregrip" upgrade converts M1928A1 to M1928 	2017
Gun Club VR 	 	 	2018
Squad 44: Letters From The Front 	 	M1928 variant with 50-round drum magazines 	2018
Krunker 	Gumballer 	Ammunition and charging handle are gumballs, drum magazine is stylized to resemble a gumball dispenser, incorrectly holds 30 rounds	2019
Krunker 	Bunny Gun 	Sling, windowed 30-round magazine, removed charging handle 	2019
Land of War: The Beginning 	 	Wz. 28 Thompson. Polish variant of the Thompson gun. 	2021
Enlisted 	"Thompson M1928 USMC" 	Thompson M1928 with 20 round mag and foregrip 	2021
Enlisted 	"Thompson M21/28 (box magazine)" 	Thompson M1928 with 30 round mag and foregrip 	2021
Enlisted 	"M1928A1 Thompson" 	Thompson M1928A1 with 30 round mag 	2021
Enlisted 	"M1928A1 Thompson 50" 	Thompson M1928A1 with 50 round mag 	2021
Enlisted 	"M1928A1 Thompson 100" 	Thompson M1928A1 with 100 round mag 	2021
Marauders 	 	Thompson M1928A1 with wooden foregrip 	2022
Marauders 	"Heavy Thompson" 	Custom M1928A1 with foregrip, Maxim M1910/30 heat shield and gun shield 	2022
Military Conflict: Vietnam 	 	 	2022
=== Animation ===
Film/TV Show 	Actor 	Character	Note	Date
Who Framed Roger Rabbit	June Foray	Wheezy 	 	1988
==M1 Thompson==
The M1/M1A1 are versions of the M1928A1 Thompson that were streamlined and simplified for manufacture during World War II, first adopted in April 1942 and designated United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M1. Features include a non-finned barrel, simple fixed "L" style sights, no Cutts compensator, and elimination of the knurling on actuators and fire select levers in later models. The bolt and receiver were simplified to eliminate the Blish lock "H" piece. The bolt actuator was also moved from the top to the right side of the receiver. Also there are examples that were parkerized rather than blued that ended up in the hands of U.S. Soldiers.
The older style M1 Thompson had a more complex bolt design with a separate firing pin later simplified in the M1A1 Thompson, which had the firing pin machined into the face of the bolt. The early M1 model rear "L type" sight was prone to bend if the weapon was dropped or dig into the soldier when in cramped conditions, so later models added triangular "ears" to protect it. Another simplification measure was the elimination of the cutouts that allowed the Thompson to accept 50/100 round drum magazines the M1921/M1928(A1) models can use as the US military found the drum magazines too unreliable, unwieldy, and excessively heavy. The M1 and M1A1 are thus limited to 20-round and 30-round box magazines (although this series can still be modified to load drums, as seen in a number of post-war French and Italian films). 
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Mothra 	 	Scientists 	 	1961
The Longest Day 	 	Allied soldiers 	 	1963
Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou)	 	OAS members 	 	1965
A Matter of Resistance 	Donald O'Brien 	American Captain 	 	1966
A Matter of Resistance 	 	US paratroopers 	 	1966
Kelly's Heroes 	Clint Eastwood 	Pvt. Kelly 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Telly Savalas 	Master Sgt. Big Joe 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Don Rickles 	Staff Sgt. Crapgame 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Jeff Morris 	Cowboy 	 	1970
Joe 	Peter Boyle 	Joe Curran 	 	1970
Cleopatra Jones 	 	Thug 	 	1973
Magnum Force 	 	Thug 	 	1973
Caboblanco 	Jason Robards 	Gunther Beckdorff 	With additional foregrip 	1980
Jungle Warriors 	Dominic Barto 	Thomas Tucci 	 	1984
Jungle Warriors 	Angela Robinson-Witherspoon	Monique Rogers 	 	1984
Jungle Warriors 	 	Paramilitary men 	 	1984
Volunteers 	Clyde Kusatsu 	Souvanna 	vertical foregrip, no sights 	1985
Volunteers 	 	People's Army soldier 	vertical foregrip, no sights 	1985
Reign of Fire 	 	British Refugee 	 	2002
Days of Glory 	Samy Naceri 	Yassir 	 	2006
Hot Fuzz 	 	 	Seen in evidence room 	2007
John Rabe 	 	US Navy sailors 	with drum magazines and muzzle brakes	2009
Djinns (Stranded) 	Cyril Raffaelli 	Pvt. Louvier 	 	2010
Djinns (Stranded) 	Matthias Van Khache 	Pvt. Malovitch 	 	2010
Oba: The Last Samurai 	 	US Marine 	 	2010
War Pigs 	Luke Goss 	Captain Jack Wosick 	 	2015
Operation Chromite 	 	Korean intelligence agents and Marines	 	2016
Hacksaw Ridge 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2016
Suspiria 	 	 	on the photo 	2018
Overlord 	Wyatt Russell 	Cpl. Lewis Ford 	 	2018
===Television===
Show Title	Actor 	Character 	Note/ Episode 	Air Date
Sanctuary 	Amanda Tapping 	Dr. Helen Magnus 	w/ 30-rd magazine / "Normandy"	2011
Sanctuary 	Peter Wingfield 	James Watson 	w/ 30-rd magazine / "Normandy"	2011
Sanctuary 	Erin Lacourciere	Jeanette Anaise 	w/ 30-rd magazine / "Normandy"	2011
Sanctuary 	Robin Dunne 	Captain Jack Zimmerman	w/ 30-rd magazine / "Normandy"	2011
Sanctuary 	 	US Soldiers 	w/ 30-rd magazine / "Normandy"	2011
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Girls und Panzer 	Movie Characters	Movie appears to be Kelly's Heroes	2012
Suisei no Gargantia 	Sailor 	 	2013
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³	 	airsoft 	2013
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Mods 	Passwords 	Release Date
WWII G.I. 	With 20-round magazine	 	1999
Day of Infamy 	"Thompson M1A1" 	Equipping "Iron Sights" upgrade converts the M1A1 to M1	2017
Battlefield 2042	 	 	2021
Enlisted 	"M1 Thompson" 	 	2021
== M1A1 Thompson ==
thumb|right|400px|M1A1 Thompson with 20-round stick magazine - .45 ACP
Basically the same as the M1 but with a few more improvements such as the previously noted rear sight guard, the M1A1 was designated United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45 M1A1 in October 1942. The M1A1 would become the United States' principal Thompson variant during World War II. By 1944, an M1A1 Thompson cost $45 to manufacture, compared to approximately $209 to manufacture an M1928A1 Thompson in 1939. It was officially replaced by the even more economical M3 Submachine Gun in mid-1944. Despite this, the M1A1 Thompson and other variants were widely used throughout the Korean War and other post-World War II conflicts like the Greek Civil War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Cuban Revolution, Chinese Civil War, and The Troubles. M1A1 Thompsons were widely exported worldwide, and used during the Vietnam War by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and American forces on a limited basis. Thompsons appeared on battlefields as late as the 1990s, during the Yugoslav Wars. M1A1 Thompsons were also widely used by American police forces, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation using them until the 1970s. 
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
A Walk in the Sun 	. 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	1945
He Walked By Night 	 	police officers 	 	1948
The Most Wanted Man (L'Ennemi public No 1) 	 	Fallone's henchmen and police detectives	Standard and with foregrip 	1953
Grisbi (Touchez pas au grisbi) 	Jean Gabin 	Max 	With foregrip 	1954
Grisbi (Touchez pas au grisbi) 	Michel Jourdan 	Marco 	With foregrip 	1954
Grisbi (Touchez pas au grisbi) 	Paul Frankeur 	Pierrot 	With foregrip and standard 	1954
Grisbi (Touchez pas au grisbi) 	René Dary 	Riton 	With foregrip and standard 	1954
Razzia (Razzia sur la chnouf) 	Lino Ventura 	Roger le Catalan 	 	1955
Razzia (Razzia sur la chnouf) 	 	A police detective 	 	1955
Speaking of Murder (Le rouge est mis) 	Lino Ventura 	Pepito "The Gypsy" 	 	1957
The Young Lions 	 	U.S. Army soldiers 	 	1958
Sinners of Paris (Rafles sur la ville) 	Alain Reynaud 	Inspector Lebouvier 	 	1958
Sinners of Paris (Rafles sur la ville) 	Michel Piccoli 	Inspector Paul Vardier 	 	1958
The Tiger Attacks (Le Fauve est lâché) 	 	Policemen, Donald's bodyguard 	 	1959
Five Branded Women 	Harry Guardino 	Branco 	 	1960
Five Branded Women 	Alex Nicol 	Svenko 	 	1960
Pretty Boy Floyd 	John Ericson 	"Pretty Boy" Floyd 	w/ vertical foregrip & fake Cutts compensator 	1960
Pretty Boy Floyd 	Barry Newman 	Al Riccardo 	With fake Cutts compensators 	1960
Pretty Boy Floyd 	 	A lawman 	With fake Cutts compensators 	1960
Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) 	 	German soldiers 	 	1960
Lonely Are the Brave 	 	Police Officers 	 	1962
I Am Cuba (Soy Cuba) 	 	Cuban police and guerrillas 	Some with vertical foregrip 	1964
The Monocle Laughs (Le Monocle rit jaune) 	Robert Dalban 	Poussin 	With Cutts compensator 	1964
The Monocle Laughs (Le Monocle rit jaune) 	Marcel Dalio 	Elie Mayerfitsky 	With Cutts compensator 	1964
The Monocle Laughs (Le Monocle rit jaune) 	 	A cultist 	With Cutts compensator 	1964
008: Operation Exterminate 	 	Thugs 	 	1965
Fantômas se déchaîne 	 	Bodyguard of Fantômas 	With vertical foregrip and Cutts compensator 	1965
A Matter of Resistance 	 	US paratroopers 	 	1966
Poppies Are Also Flowers 	 	Colonel Salem's men 	 	1966
Let's Not Get Angry (Ne nous fâchons pas) 	 	The Colonel's henchmen 	With stick and drum magazines, some with foregrip 	1966
Is Paris Burning? 	 	Free French Forces soldiers 	 	1966
The Last Adventure 	 	Mercenaries 	 	1967
Fantômas contre Scotland Yard 	 	British policemen 	 	1967
Action Man (Le soleil des voyous) 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	1967
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 	Robert Wagner 	Harry Price 	 	1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 	Godfrey Cambridge 	Benny Brownstead 	 	1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 	Davy Kaye 	Davey Collins 	 	1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All 	Francesco Mulè 	Antonio Tozzi 	 	1968
The Violent Four (Banditi a Milano) 	Gian Maria Volonté 	Pietro 'Piero' Cavallero 	 	1968
The Violent Four (Banditi a Milano) 	Tomas Milian 	Commissioner Basevi 	 	1968
Diabolik 	Various 	Police officers 	 	1968
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese 	 	Charles' henchman 	With drum magazine 	1968
The Vulture (Le Rapace) 	Xavier Marc 	Chico 	With 50-round drum and foregrip 	1968
The Vulture (Le Rapace) 	Augusto Benedico 	Calvez 	With 50-round drum and foregrip 	1968
Mr. Freedom 	John Abbey 	Mr. Freedom 	 	1969
Five for Hell 	Gianni Garko 	Lt. Hoffmann 	 	1969
Kill Rommel! 	Anton Diffring 	Capt. Richard Howell 	 	1969
Kill Rommel! 	Carl Parker 	Lt. George Morris 	 	1969
Kelly's Heroes 	Clint Eastwood 	Pvt. Kelly 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Telly Savalas 	Master Sgt. Big Joe 	 	1970
Kelly's Heroes 	Don Rickles 	Staff Sgt. Crapgame 	 	1970
Borsalino 	Jean-Paul Belmondo 	François Capella 	With foregrip 	1970
Borsalino 	Alain Delon 	Roch Siffredi 	With foregrip 	1970
Borsalino 	Lionel Vitrant 	Fernand 	With foregrip 	1970
Borsalino 	Pierre Koulak 	Spada 	With foregrip 	1970
Borsalino 	 	Various criminals 	With foregrip 	1970
Diamonds Are Forever 	 	CIA Agents 	 	1971
The Omega Man 	Paul Koslo 	Dutch 	 	1971
Angel's Leap (Le Saut de l'ange) 	 	Vietnamese henchman 	 	1971
Newman's Law 	George Peppard 	Vince Newman 	 	1974
Street Law 	Romano Puppo 	The gang leader 	 	1974
Syndicate Sadists 	Antonio Casale 	Duval 	 	1975
Syndicate Sadists 	 	Conti's henchmen 	 	1975
The Muthers 	Jeannie Bell 	Kelly 	 	1976
The Muthers 	Rocco Montalban 	Rocco 	 	1976
The Muthers 	 	Pirates 	 	1976
The Big Racket 	Fabio Testi 	Inspector Nico Palmieri 	 	1976
The Big Racket 	Ruggero Diella 	Piccio 	 	1976
The Big Racket 	Romano Puppo 	Doringo 	 	1976
The Big Racket 	 	Rudy's henchmen 	 	1976
The Con Artists 	Capucine 	Belle Duke 	With 50-rd drum 	1976
The Con Artists 	 	Gangsters and prison guards 	With 50-rd drum 	1976
The Good and the Bad (Le bon et les méchants) 	 	 	Seen on the base of the Resistance 	1976
The Iron Commissioner (Il commissario di ferro) 	 	Sergio's father 	 	1978
Deadly Chase (Il commissario Verrazzano) 	 	 	"Hold" by the mannequin on the shooting range 	1978
From Hell to Victory 	Ray Lovelock 	Jim Rosson 	 	1979
From Hell to Victory 	 	US Army soldiers, OSS personnel 	 	1979
Jupiter's Thigh (On a volé la cuisse de Jupiter) 	 	Greece police 	 	1980
Code Name: Wild Geese 	Lewis Collins 	Captain Robin Wesley 	 	1984
Code Name: Wild Geese 	Bruce Baron 	Kowalski 	 	1984
Code Name: Wild Geese 	Frank Glaubrecht 	Stone 	With additional front grip 	1984
Code Name: Wild Geese 	Rene Abadeza 	Kim 	 	1984
Code Name: Wild Geese 	Lee Van Cleef 	Archie "China" Travers 	With additional front grip 	1984
Code Name: Wild Geese 	Mimsy Farmer 	Kathy 	 	1984
Aliens 	 	 	Mocked up as M41A Pulse Rifle 	1986
Equalizer 2000 	 	Rebels 	 	1987
Cat Chaser 	 	rebel soldier 	 	1989
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 	 	American troops 	Replica; with Cutts compensator 	1991
KGB Agents Also Fall in Love (Agenty KGB tozhe vlyublyayutsya)	 	 	Seen in the evidence warehouse 	1991
Alien³ 	 	 	Mocked up as M41A Pulse Rifle 	1992
The Warrior's Heart 	 	 	Seen among hidden guns 	1992
Les Misérables 	 	A US soldiers 	 	1995
Saving Private Ryan 	Tom Hanks 	Captain John H. Miller 	 	1998
Saving Private Ryan 	Ted Danson 	Captain Fred Hamill 	 	1998
When Trumpets Fade 	Ron Eldard 	Pvt.Manning 	 	1998
Black Book 	Thom Hoffman 	Hans Akkermans 	 	2006
Days of Glory 	Samy Naceri 	Yassir 	 	2006
Days of Glory 	Assaad Bouab 	Larbi 	 	2006
The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) 	Jean-Paul Bonnaire 	Théo 	 	2007
Blood Brothers 	 	gangsters 	 	2007
Mirage 	 	Jamal's man 	 	2008
Red and White (Merah Putih) 	Lukman Sardi 	Amir 	 	2009
Red and White (Merah Putih) 	 	Indonesian recruits 	 	2009
Kokoda 	 	Australian soldiers 	 	2010
New Kids Turbo 	Ruud Matthijssen 	Henk Snackbar 	 	2010
Oba: The Last Samurai 	Toshiaki Karasawa 	Horiuchi 	 	2010
Oba: The Last Samurai 	Mao Inoue 	Chieko Aono 	 	2010
Oba: The Last Samurai 	 	Japanese guerrillas 	 	2010
Oba: The Last Samurai 	Harlan Glenn 	Sergeant Munroe 	 	2010
Oba: The Last Samurai 	 	US Marines 	 	2010
Outside the Law 	 	FLN Guerrillas 	 	2010
Miracle at St. Anna 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2011
There Be Dragons 	Rodrigo Santoro 	Oriol 	 	2011
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) 	 	Gangsters 	 	2011
Day of the Falcon (Or noir) 	 	Nasib's soldiers, Auda´s men 	 	2011
Memorial Day 	John Cromwell 	Lt. Bud Vogel 	 	2011
My Way 	 	US soldiers 	 	2011
Gangster Squad 	Anthony Mackie 	Det. Coleman Harris 	 	2012
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed 	 	US soldiers 	 	2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies 	 	 	Seen in Mental's lockup 	2012
Emperor 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2013
Diplomacy 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2014
Far from Men 	 	French soldiers 	 	2014
Fury 	 	U.S. Soldiers 	 	2014
War Pigs 	Luke Goss 	Captain Jack Wosick 	 	2015
Hacksaw Ridge 	Milo Gibson 	Lucky Ford 	 	2016
Hacksaw Ridge 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2016
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 	Leonardo DiCaprio 	Rick Dalton 	 	2019
Bacurau 	Julia Marie Peterson	Julia 	Compensator, foregrip, fake drum magazine 	2019
Jojo Rabbit 	 	U.S. Army 	 	2019
Persian Lessons 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2020
John Wick: Chapter 4 	 	Parisian bounty hunters 	modernized Auto-Ordnance M1A1 w/picatinny rails, M4 stock adaptors, flashlights and BCM MCMR-9 handguards	2023
=== Television ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
McHale's Navy 	Joe Flynn 	Capt. Binghamton 	"La Dolce 73" (S4E20) 	1966
McHale's Navy 	John Wright 	Willy Moss 	"La Dolce 73" (S4E20) 	1966
McHale's Navy 	Gary Vinson 	George Christopher 	"La Dolce 73" (S4E20) 	1966
Band of Brothers 	. 	U.S. Army soldiers 	. 	2001
Mail Call 	 	Re-enactor 	 	2003-2007
My Name is Earl 	John Amos 	Joe 	 	2008
The Pacific 	Joseph Mazzello 	Eugene Sledge 	 	2010
The Pacific 	James Badge Dale 	Robert Leckie 	 	2010
The Pacific 	Gary Sweet 	Gunnery Sgt. Elmo Haney 	 	2010
The Pacific 	Toby Leonard Moore 	Sgt. Stone 	 	2010
The Pacific 	Rami Malek 	PFC Merriell "Snafu" Shelton	 	2010
The Pacific 	Brendan Fletcher 	Bill Leyden 	 	2010
Foyle's War - Season 7 	 	US Army soldiers 	"Killing Time" (S7E2) 	2010
Sanctuary / Normandy 	Robin Dunne 	Captain Jack Zimmerman 	w/ 30-rd magazine 	2011
Foyle's War - Season 8 	 	US Army soldiers 	"Sunflower" (S8E3) 	2013
The Man in the High Castle - Season 1 	 	American Resistance fighters	 	2015
Agent Carter - Season 1 	Hayley Atwell 	Peggy Carter 	 	2015
Agent Carter - Season 1 	Chad Michael Murray	Agent Jack Thompson 	 	2015
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle 	 	US Army soldiers 	 	2017
The Crown 	 	US Army soldiers 	"Vergangenheit" (S2E06) 	2017
The Man in the High Castle - Season 3 	 	American Resistance fighters	 	2018
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 1	 	 	seen in armory; "Deux Amours" (S1E05)	2023
=== Video Games ===
 
|-
| Medal of Honor || || 20 round magazine || || 1999
|-
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein || || || || 2001
|-
| Battlefield: 1942 || || || || 2002
|-
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault || || || || 2002
|-
| Medal of Honor: Frontline || || || || 2002
|-
| Commandos 3: Destination Berlin || || || Seen on cover || 2003
|-
| Forgotten Hope || || || || 2003
|-
| Call of Duty || || || || 2003
|-
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun || || || || 2003
|-
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 || || || || 2003
|-
| Karma Online || || || || 2003
|-
| Vietcong || || || || 2003
|-
| Call of Duty: Finest Hour || "Thompson" || || || 2004
|-
| Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood || || || || 2005
|-
| Call of Duty 2 || "Thompson" || || || 2005
|-
| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One || "Thompson" || || || 2005
|-
| Resident Evil 4 || Chicago Typewriter || w/ 50-rd drum magazine || Mafia costume required || 2005
|-
| Vietcong 2 || || || || 2005
|-
| Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 || || || || 2005
|-
| Call of Duty 3 || || || || 2006
|-
| Commandos: Strike Force || || || || 2006
|-
| The Godfather || "Tommy Gun" / "Modified Tommy Gun" || || Foregrip modeled too big, drum mag modeled too small || 2006
|-
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 || || With 20-round magazine || || 2006
|-
| Company of Heroes || "Thompson SMG"|| || || 2006
|-
|Eternal Damnation|| || ||Unusable||2006
|-
| Alliance of Valiant Arms || || || || 2007
|-
| Forgotten Hope 2 || "M1A1 Thompson" || With 20 or 30-round magazines || || 2007
|-
| Hour of Victory || || || || 2007
|-
| Death to Spies || || || || 2007
|-
| Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway || || || || 2008
|-
| Call of Duty: World at War || "Thompson" || Aperture Sight, Suppressor, 40-round Drum Magazine || || 2008
|-
| Call of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts || "Thompson M1A1" || || || 2008
|-
| 7.62 High Calibre || || w/ various attachments || || 2008
|-
| Grand Theft Auto IV || || || Unusable || 2008
|-
| Battlefield Heroes || M1/Chicago Typewriter || || || 2009
|-
| Death to Spies: Moment of Truth || || || || 2009
|-
| The Saboteur || Tommy-MG || Incorrectly shown with drum magazine || || 2009
|-
| Mafia II || || With 20-round box magazine || || 2010
|-
| Civilization V|| || || ||2010
|-
| Fallout: New Vegas || ".45 Auto Submachine Gun" || Fitted with finned barrel and 1921/1928 stock, can be upgraded with optional 50-round drum and Cutts compensator || Added with 2011 Honest Hearts DLC || 2010
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| Call of Duty: Black Ops || || || || 2010
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| World War II Online: Battleground Europe || || || Released with 1.34 update || 2011
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| 7554 || Thompson M1A1 || || || 2011
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| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action || Johnson M1A1 || || || 2011
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| Sniper Elite V2 || || || || 2012
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| State of Decay ||"M1A1" || ||modern replica || 2013
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| Company of Heroes 2 || || || Added with Western Front Armies add-on || 2013
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|Far East War || "Thompson SMG" || || || 2013
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| Enemy Front || THOMPSON M1 || || || 2014
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| Sniper Elite III || || || || 2014
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| Battlefield Hardline || M1A1 || M1921 / M1928 foregrip or standard handguard, and 30-round stick or 50-round drum magazine || Added in 1.04 patch || 2015
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| Alekhine's Gun || || || || 2016
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| Mafia III || || || || 2016
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| Heroes & Generals || Thompson M1A1 || || || 2016
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| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades || || || || 2016
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| Escape from Tarkov || || ||Unusable; seen on "Military History Beyond Fear" book || 2016
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| Sniper Elite 4 || Thompson || || || 2017
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| Day of Infamy || Thompson M1A1 || || || 2017
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| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam || ||||added in the 1.08 ARVN Update || 2017
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| Squad 44: Letters From The Front || || || || 2018
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| Vigor || Thompson || || || 2018
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| rowspan=2|Strange Brigade || "Thompkins M1" || || ||rowspan=2| 2018
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| "Ricochet Rifle" ||
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| State of Decay 2 || || || || 2018
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| The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan || || || Incorrectly shown with a curved magazine || 2019
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| Battlefield 2042 || || || || 2021
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| Enlisted || "M1A1 Thompson" || || || 2021
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| Battlefield 2042 || "Thompson" || || || 2021
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| Sniper Elite 5 || || || || 2022
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| Military Conflict: Vietnam || || || || 2022
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| S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA || || || || 2022
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| Arizona Sunshine 2 || || w/ glow sights and 20-round box mags || w/ top Picatinny rail, "improved" variant with beige polymer furniture, "birdcage" flash hider, 50-round drum mags, and leather stock wrap available || 2023
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| Resident Evil 4 (2023 VG) || "Chicago Sweeper" || w/ 50-rd magazine with infinite ammo upgrade || || 2023
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===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Mad Bull 34 	Don Enrico's thugs, N.Y.P.D. S.W.A.T. officers	 	1990
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger 	U.S. soldiers 	 	1993
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 	Hijackers 	Without handguards; S1E10, "New York's JoJo"	2012
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³	tournament competitors 	airsoft 	2013
Lupin Zero 	Gaucho 	Ep. "Young Lupin Calls Himself "the Third" 	2022 - 2023
===Animation===
Title 	Voice Actor 	Characters 	Notation 	Date
What If...? - Season 1	Hayley Atwell 	Peggy Carter/Captain Carter	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
What If...? - Season 1	Sebastian Stan	Bucky Barnes 	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
What If...? - Season 1	None 	Gabe Jones 	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
What If...? - Season 1	None 	James Montgomery Falsworth 	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
What If...? - Season 1	None 	Jacques Dernier 	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
What If...? - Season 1	Neal McDonough	Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan 	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
What If...? - Season 1	None 	Jim Morita 	"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01)	2021
==Auto Ordnance M1927 Thompson==
The modern M1927 Thompson was introduced by Auto Ordnance in the 1970s, capitalizing on the popularity of the submachine gun and satisfying the desire for a legal version by implementing a semi-automatic version with a longer barrel but the general appearance of the full-automatic versions. Not to be confused with the original Model 1927 Thompsons, which were made from Model 1921s with the selector disabled.
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as	Notes 	Release Date
Batman: Arkham Asylum	 	not usable	2009
Saints Row IV 	 	Scoped 	2013
=Thompson Light Rifle=
The Thompson Light Rifle was Auto Ordnance's entry in the Light Rifle program (which resulted in the adoption of the M1 Carbine), being chambered in .30 Carbine but otherwise mostly the same as the standard .45 ACP version. Almost immediately, the Thompson Light Rifle was rejected for being five pounds too heavy. The weapon never left the prototype stage.
It was originally based on the M1921. It had a longer barrel than the original. Due to its high weight, it was decided to shorten the barrel and use the front grip from the M1928A1 model. In both cases, the barrel had characteristic ribbing for cooling. Unfortunately, the shortening of the barrel had a negative impact on the accuracy of the weapon and further development was discontinued. The last variant was the second prototype without a stock called the Short Rifle. Magazines for 20 and 30 rounds were tested in both prototypes.
==Specifications==
(Prototype only: 1941)
* Type: Automatic Rifle / Carbine
* Country of Origin: USA
* Caliber: 7.62mm
* Cartridge: .30 Carbine
* Weight: ??
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Capacity: 20, 30-round box magazine
* Rate of fire: 600 rpm (first prototype), 1200 rpm (second prototype)
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===Video Games===
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| Wolfenstein: The New Order || "SMG" || || Second prototype with retro-futuristic embellishments and M1A1 sights, incorrectly holds 40 rounds || 2014
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| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades|| "Thompson Carbine Prototype"|| || Second prototype with longer barrel and M1928 muzzle device ||2016
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| Enlisted || "Thompson .30 cal SMG" || || Second prototype with 20 round mag || 2021
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=BSA Thompson=
In 1925, the Auto-Ordnance Company signed a license agreement with British gun manufacturer Birmingham Small Arms (BSA). The BSA Model 1926 was chambered in 9x19mm and used the standard Thompson mechanism, including the Blish lock combined with a traditional rifle stock. The tests of the submachine gun were not successful, so some changes were made, resulting in the Model 1929. This version has a ribbed barrel and was fitted with a Cutts compensator and Lyman rear sight. The Model 1929 was made in 9x23mm Bergmann, 9x19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, and 7.63x25mm Mauser. As with the Model 1926, the Model 1929 also did not arouse interest among potential users. It is estimated that only 10-15 BSA Thompsons were made in total. 
==Specifications==
(Production: 1926 – 1929)
* Type: Submachine Gun
* Country of Origin: Great Britain
* Caliber: 7.63mm, 9mm, 11.43mm
* Cartridge: 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9x19mm Parabellum, 9x23mm Bergman, .45 ACP
* Weight: ??
* Length: ??
* Barrel length: ??
* Capacity: 20 / 30-round box magazine
* Rate of fire: 1200 rpm
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===Video Games===
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| Enlisted || "BSA Model 1929 Thompson" || || Model 1929|| 2021
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=Sichuan Thompson=
The Sichuan Thompson is an unlicensed Chinese copy of the Thompson, produced at Chongqing's 21st arsenal and used 7.63x25mm Mauser ammunition for better logistics supply. The rate of fire was around 750-850 rounds per minute. The weapon was built mainly on the M1923 model, but also has features from the M1921. Two models are known, one with bipods (specifications below), the other one not.
From 1928 to 1935, at least 4,700 copies of this weapon were produced. The weapon was never given a typical official designation as it was produced for Sichuan warlord Liu Xiang. It is generally identified simply as "Sichuan-built Thompson copy (川造仿湯姆遜衝鋒槍)" even in files.
==Specifications==
(Production: 1928 – 1935)
* Type: Submachine Gun
* Country of Origin: China
* Caliber: 7.63mm
* Cartridge: 7.63x25mm Mauser
* Weight: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Capacity: 30-round box magazine (20-round magazine and 50-round drum in text sources)
* Rate of fire: 750-850 rpm?
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===Video Games===
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| Enlisted ||"Thompson 7.63"|| 30-round magazine, no bayonet || Added in 2024 || 2021
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==Lookalikes==
Due to the popularity and iconic nature of the Thompson, there were a large number of "lookalike" weapons made by various companies. These have the general outline of a Thompson, but are completely different weapons usually of inferior quality and intended for civilian sale. They are normally chambered in .45 ACP to emulate the original, but some models can be found chambered in 9x19mm.
*The Ingram Model 6 was a low cost alternative of the Thompson intended for law enforcement use. It can most easily be distinguished from the the Thompson by the design of the trigger group and the design of the wooden stock, and that overall it looks like an M3 Grease Gun with Thompson furniture haphazardly grafted onto it.
*The Spitfire Carbine is a civilian semi-automatic carbine which emulates the look of the Thompson and is one in a line of very similar weapons made by different manufacturers all based on one another. Although it has a 16" barrel as standard it can be found with a shortened barrel and converted to full-automatic. Note the tubular receiver and the fact that the "cooling fins" on the barrel are purely cosmetic and are part of the forward grip rather than the barrel itself.
*The original Volunteer Carbine was essentially a clone of the Spitfire but fitted with a straight wood handguard rather than a vertical grip. However, Volunteer Enterprises soon produced a version known as the Commando Mark III was a much closer match for the Thompson in that it had a more correct square receiver. The most obvious distinguishing features of the Commando Mark II from a genuine Thompson are the magazine well, the fact that the charging handle is on the left side of the gun, and the shape of the rear sight wings. It can be found with both a straight wood handguard or a vertical grip.
=See Also=
* Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.
Category:Gun
Category:Submachine Gun
Category:Carbine