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Colt Model 1921 Thompson
Colt Model 1921 Thompson
.45 ACP
This is one of five Thompson sub-machine guns that were loaned to
the US Army on the afternoon of December 7, 1941, following the
surprise attack by the Japanese on the US Naval base at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii. With an attack on the US mainland seemingly
eminent, John S. Stembridge of Stembridge Gun Rentals loaned this
Thompson to Fort McArthur to help in the defense of Southern
California. It would be over a year before the guns were returned
to Stembridge.
Loaned by Syd Stembridge