Watch this segment of American Rifleman Television's "I Have This Old Gun" to learn about the history and development of the Danish designed and made Model 1950 Madsen open-bolt submachine gun.

As World War II developed, engineers found ways to simplifying the Thompson submachine gun, and later M1 and M1A1 Thompsons were easier and less-expensive to produce.

The ‘Tommy Gun’ was not the first submachine gun or the first automatic weapon for that matter. The Germans invented the Bergman MP18, with a 32-round snail drum , in 1918. But the Thompson ...

Guernsey County Sheriff Mike McCauley is proposing to sell three antique Thompson submachine guns, commonly known as Tommy guns, to raise money for new vehicles during the economic downturn.

PLYMOUTH — Plymouth wants to auction off a nearly 100-year-old submachine gun. It’s a Colt Thompson model 1921 gun with a 1928 Navy overstamp. Back in the day, a few area banks bought the gun ...

Eight-year-old Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Conn., accidentally shot and killed himself with a Micro Uzi submachine gun at a Machine Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportman's Club in ...