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During World War II, at the behest of the U.S. Army, Bell Laboratories tested sound suppressors for various firearms. The best known of the company’s designs was a specialized submachine gun that went ...

The Thompson submachine gun and the M3 submachine gun, two classic submachine guns (SMGs), helped American GIs win World War ...

In a surprise move, the U.S. Army is asking industry for ideas for a new submachine gun. The last time the Army adopted a submachine gun was in 1943. It’s not clear why the Army wants a new subgun but ...

A lot of firearms look alike, and it is easy to see how one successful firearm may have influence subsequent designs. Such is the case with a widely used submachine gun from the early Cold War era, ...

What can be said about this SMG that hasn’t already been said? Due to its classic, aesthetically pleasing, old-school craftsmanship and pop culture sheen (The Godfather, the original 1932 version of ...