Both inspired catchy nicknames, the “Tommy Gun” and the “Grease Gun,” respectively ... very first true SMG named for its inventor, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Taliaferro Thompson, who ...
From a historical significance and nostalgia standpoint, the Thompson was the very first true SMG named for its inventor, U.S. Army Brig ... I’ve yet to fire a Grease Gun—something I hope ...