Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah, Capone's weapon of choice as well. Len On Aug 3, 2007, at 11:00 PM, Don Dory wrote: > Len, > It is a Tommy gun. Legal to own at that time by anyone who could > afford > one. Also known as a Chicago typewriter. Depending on spring wear > between > 400 and 600 rounds per minute of 45 ACP. Available with a 20 round > stick > magazine or drums of considerably greater capacity. Well loved by > marines > and sergeants but detested for cost and weight. Very accurate and > controllable for clearing a trench or a room. Accuracy went away > somewhere > around 100 yds. You can still buy a semi-automatic version from Auto > Ordinance. > > On 8/3/07, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Jim, >> >> I remember those days, but more in the late 40's. I had the pistols >> and the hat but never an assault rifle. >> >> Nice photo. Good memories. >> Len >> >> >> On Aug 3, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >> >>> I couldn't help but think of Kyle's Armed America series when I saw >>> this photo from 1958. This was before the campaign to avoid giving >>> toy guns to our kids. >>> >>> Leica IIIa, Coated Elmar 50/3.5, flash synch by Leitz N.Y. >>> synchronized baseplate, on Kodachrome >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Ready+for >>> +Anything+1958.jpg.html >>> >>> Coments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information