Curtis264 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/12/1/the-tommy-gun-in-country-the-thompson-smg-in-vietnam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 The sheriff who signed my first Form 1 (ca. 1984) for an HK94 to MP-5 conversion told me he was with Military Intelligence in Vietnam. He said he carried a Thompson until he found a lighter Swedish K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpw43 Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 It looks like the ARVN's liked to use the magazine as a foregrip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtrooper Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 A fellow who used to do a lot of business in Vietnam back in the early 2000's showed me a couple of photos of Thompson's and BAR's in huge piles on the ground in Vietnam rusting away ... All the wood was bleached out white and all steel surfaces were bright orange with rust ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halftrack Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 This one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtrooper Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 This one?I believe that is one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerD Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 I have a friend who was a Special Forces Captain in Viet Nam. He carried a Thompson and loved the gun. Never passes up an opportunity to fire mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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