mp40 Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Who designed the drum? Also, was the capacity determined by the capacity of ammunition boxes? (from Peters and Winchester) who at least (I think) packaged them 50 rounds to a box at the time. Or was there practical reasons like consistant feeding issues etc. Or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Jr Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Oscar Payne designed the first Thompson L Drum (from T. Hills book) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 If practicality were an issue, Auto-Ord would never have developed the "C" drum. I guess practicality caught up with John T. in 1928 when he ceased advertsment, and posssibly even production, of these drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 I heard it was really Al Gore who invented the Thompson Drum! He He couldn't resist...sorry guys ;-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 More like turned into a Tran-Sister then invented the internet http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/laugh.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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