Auto-Ordnance has also added a Series 80 firing pin safety to prevent the gun from inertial firing when dropped on its muzzle. Parkerized a slate gray color, the handgun is built to mirror guns built by Auto-Ordnance for WWII military contracts and includes brown checkered plastic grips, a lanyard loop and an arched mainspring housing. One 20-round stick magazine is included, but the 1927A-1 can use 30-round magazines as well as authentic 50- and 100-round drum magazines.Įngraved with the matching limited-edition number is a 1911A-1 pistol in. Like the original Tommy Gun, the 1927A-1 is no lightweight-it weighs a whopping 13 pounds and has an overall length of 41 inches. RELATED STORY: Exclusive Video – Auto-Ordnance’s Classic 1911PKZSE Warhorse.Anniversary guns are engraved with the classic Thompson bullet logo and are numbered one through 1,500. Richly grained American walnut is used for the fixed buttstock, pistol grip and vertical foregrip, and it’s given a low-sheen finish. The barrel possesses the original Thompson’s distinctive radiator fins and Cutts compensator. Auto-Ordnance uses a 16.5-inch barrel on this carbine, so no special permits are required for ownership. military’s revered Thompson submachine gun. Harris continued, “There is a rich historical past attached to the Tommy Gun, and we feel General Thompson would be proud to see that what started as a research project in 1915 has served the military, law enforcement and shooting enthusiasts around the world so prominently for over 100 years.” Thompson with this special 100th Anniversary matched set,” said Frank Harris, the vice president of sales and marketing for the Kahr Firearms Group, which owns Thompson. “We’re proud to honor the name and the legacy of General John T. Featuring two of our military’s most iconic firearms, the anniversary set is sure to delight collectors and shooters alike. Auto-Ordnance is celebrating its 100th year by offering a commemorative matched set consisting of a Thompson 1927A-1 and a 1911A1 pistol.