The Auto-Ordnance Corporation had first relied on Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company in 1921, and then Savage Arms in 1940 to actually manufacture the Thompson for them. Several attempts were made to simplify the weapon in order to expedite manufacture, but these had limited effects on increasing production.Īlthough all Thompson Submachine Guns have the Auto-Ordnance Corporation name roll-marked on the receiver’s right side, only a small portion of the total production were actually manufactured at the Auto-Ordnance Corporation’s own Bridgeport factory, especially when compared to the total number made. ![]() During World War II the Savage Arms Company experienced difficulty in keeping up with the ever-increasing demand for more Thompsons.
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