>Неуклонно и регулярно овладевайте матчастью - была модификация начала 40-х со сменным стволом/затвором/адаптером магазина под 9мм - именно в рассуждении пользовать вражеский боеприпас, ежели вдруг чего.
Была такая модификация, в 1944 году, только не Томпсона а М3А1:
Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3/M3A1
The M3 was a blow back submachine fielded in December 1942. It could only be fired on fully-automatic. It used a .45 cal. cartridge in 30-round magazines. It's rate of fire was 350-450 spm. The M3A1 was used during World War II and Korea. Following World War II, the role of submachine guns was greatly diminished with the introduction of assault rifles and light portable machine guns. Submachine guns are still used by Special Forces, air crews, armored vehicles, counter-terrorist units, and Naval personnel (679,200).
M3 (1942) was designed specifically to simplify production by making use of stamped metal parts. A number of deficiencies were found during the initial two years of use. These deficiencies were corrected in the model M3A1.
M3A1 (1944) had a larger ejection port and a stronger cover spring. It was also designed so it could fire 9mm Parabellum cartridges by changing the barrel and bolt and adding an adapter to the magazine. Following World War II, a curved barrel was made for use with the M3A1. A flash hider was developed for use with both the M3 and M3A1.
>Была такая модификация, в 1944 году, только не Томпсона а М3А1:
... поскольку фразу про Томми со сменным 9мм стволом-затвором видел "вот этимЫ глазамЫ" в какой-то литературе младших классов ("Ребятам про автоматы", "Контрактные убийства для чайников", "Сказки дедушки Аль-Капоне" - что-то такое).
Нашел вот это повествование: http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/PSharpe1.html
Literature in my files received in 1921 specified that the gun was to be made, in .22 long), rifle, rim fire, .32 A.C.P., .38 A.C.P., and .45 A.C.P.
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No guns in .32 or .38 calibers were ever built, although several were constructed to handle the 9 m/m Mauser and 9 m/m Luger cartridges (both in the same gun) for demonstrations before the Belgian Government.
The literature in my files bearing my dates of 1926 indicates that the gun was manufactured in the .45 automatic, 9 m/m Mauser, 9 m/m. Luger and .351 Winchester Automatic Rifle calibers. This, too, was incorrect. Only the .45 automatic caliber has ever been released for home consumption.
То есть делались - но только опытные образцы, а там, видимо, уже молва народная постаралась.
На днях гляну еще пару книжек, однако похоже, что так оно и было ...
