Tennessee Highway Patrol and Metro Nashville Thompson Pics

[quinn1964]

#1 1974 THP Tact squad member Paul Tackett

#2 Late 30's early 40s JJ Jackson on right fender sporting a Thompson

#3 Sgt. Oscar Stone, right, assistant training instructor, demonstrates on March 20, 1964, the Thompson submachine gun for Metro police recruit Joseph Herrod during the training session.

Edited April 19 by quinn1964

[TD.]

Great pictures from the State of Tennessee. Thanks for sharing!

[jjvpo8]

That's a well armed GMC Truck.  Must be valuable cargo...

[Colt Chopper]

3 hours ago, jjvpo8 said:

That's a well armed GMC Truck.  Must be valuable cargo...

The officer on the left side of the hood, doesn't seem to mind having a Tommy gun pointed straight at him !!! LOL

[Bridgeport28A1]

The officer on the left side of the hood getting the Thompson pointed at him and the officer top left appear to have Reising’s in their hands. Photo dates to at least 1942 and likely later.

Edited April 20 by Bridgeport28A1

[Canuck]

It appears to me that the magazine in the first picture is for the shot filled riot cartridges. No gap in the magazine well.

[TD.]

Canuck,

+1

Good eyes on the Shot magazine. 

[StrangeRanger]

On 4/19/2024 at 1:11 PM, jjvpo8 said:

That's a well armed GMC Truck.  Must be valuable cargo...

Why do I think that Jed Clampett should be at the wheel

[Frank Iannamico]

In the first picture, it looks like a TSMG hard case in the back of the vehicle near the rear window.

[jjvpo8]

It sure does.  Frank has good eyes!

[colt21a]

Looks like a drum mag pouch in the car,a gum wrapper on ground under the truck and a cat behind the pipes in the building basement scene LOOKING FOR MICE.