Original Item: Only One Available. This canvas cover was made to fit the Military issue Thompson Sub Machine Guns (M1928A1, M1, and M1A1) with standard length 10.5 inch barrels and horizontal foregrips. This case is meant to carry the gun without any magazine attached. The case measures 32¾” long, and is made out of the correct "waxed canvas" used with cases and covers during WWII.

The case has a zipper which is still in great shape and functions well. The zipper is labeled CONMAR. The leather tabs on the interior casts heavy stains on the opposite side, but this staining does not bleed onto the exterior.

The case is stenciled on one side:

THOMPSON
SUB-MACHINE-GUN
CAL-45 D50268

A phenomenal accessory for display with a WWII-era Thompson SMG. Don’t miss it!

The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy Gun", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", or "Trench Broom") is a blowback-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun, invented by the United States Army Brigadier general John T. Thompson in 1918. It was originally designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare of World War I, but was not finished until after the war ended.

The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Irish Republican Army, the Republic of China, and the FBI (following the Kansas City Massacre).

The Thompson became notorious during the Prohibition era, used as a signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States in the 1920s. It was a common sight in the media at the time, and was used by both law enforcement officers and criminals.

The Thompson was widely adopted by the U.S. military during World War II, and was used extensively by the Allied troops during the war. It was designated as the M1928A1, M1 and M1A1 during this time. More than 1.5 million military Thompson submachine guns were produced during World War II.

It is the first weapon to be labeled and marketed as a "submachine gun".

The original fully automatic Thompsons are no longer produced. Numerous semi-automatic civilian versions are still being produced by the manufacturer Auto-Ordnance. These models retain a similar appearance to the original, but have various modifications in order to comply with US firearm laws.