Talk:M1A1 Thompson/@comment-35208486-20181023154150

A little history clear-up. The Thompson was indeed concieved and first built during WWI, but by any means no soldier was armed with it as prototypes for the gun reached the dockyards (Bound for France's Frontlines) on November 11th, Armistice Day. The intended WWI Prototypes, the "Annihilator", were likely not even 100% built. The first actual use and firing of the gun would not come until 1921, when it was to the US Postal Inspection Services (protect against mail robbers) and the US Marine Corps. Later on, it was official sold to civilans, but high prices and the depression made sales poor. Afterwards, it became the iconic symbol of the American Mafia and the Prohibition era during the 1930's. It saw use again in WWII with both the M1921 (Prohibition Models) and the M1A1 (WWII Modfied, R2DA Model) seeing action overseas. It still saw some service in Vietnam and the FBI before being offically declared obsolete by the 1970's.