The Galleries
- Robert E. Petersen Collection
- Ancient Firearms - 1350 to 1700
- Road to American Liberty - 1700 to 1780
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- Innovation, Oddities and Competition
- Theodore Roosevelt and Elegant Arms - 1880s to 1920s
- World War I and Firearms Innovation
- WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Beyond - 1940 to Present
- For the Fun of It
- Modern Firearms - 1950 to Present
- Hollywood Guns
Miniature Auto-Ordnance Thompson Model 1921 Submachine Gun
This diminutive selective-fire piece is shown with its corresponding 50-round drum magazine, which features a correct scale dummy cartridge in the loading aperture. Even the company markings and correct patent dates are engraved on the receiver sides of this miniature.