Throwback Thursday The M3A1 Grease Gun — A Desperate Gun for Desperate Times The Shooter's Log
For the elite sailors, "training was continued on the M3 and M3A1 weapons well into the 1970s, but the Grease Gun was considered an obsolete weapon by 1974."
M3 Grease Gun in the Cold War & Beyond The Armory Life
The Grease Gun actually saw service for decades after the war, becoming the standard-issue weapon for crews manning the M-48 through M-60 battle tanks. It was the longest-serving SMG, from 1942 to 1992. Its World War II use of the .45 round, already in use by the Thompson submachine gun and the M1911 pistol, made it a weapon that could be.
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M3 and M3A1 Grease Gun SMGs. The US began looking for a cost-effective replacement for the Thompson submachine gun in 1942, and the "Grease Gun" was the result. Designed by George Hyde (a noted firearms designer at the time) and Frederick Sampson (GM/Inland chief engineer), it was a very simple and almost entirely stamped firearm.
Following M3A1 Grease Gun 750213 Through Vietnam RECOIL
The Controversial M3 Grease Gun The M3 submachine gun was in service with the U.S. military for over 50 years. This article appears in: April 2021 By Patrick J. Chaisson No one ever used the words "graceful" or "elegant" to describe the M3 submachine gun.
The Modified M3 Grease Gun in WWII World War Media
The Grease Gun was a blowback-operated submachine gun that fired a .45-caliber pistol round from a 30-round magazine loaded from underneath the receiver. It could be easily converted to fire 9mm ammunition. The M-3A1 fired over an open bolt and only in fully automatic mode. It had no mechanical means of disengaging the trigger.
The Controversial M3 Grease Gun Warfare History Network
The M3 submachine gun,. U.S. Navy used them as a means to defend ships, while infantry forces carried them during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Both American troops and their allies.
A Vietnamese “Mike Force” member testfires an Israelimade Uzi submachine gun, probably a
M3 M3A1 Grease Guns in Vietnam By SergeantMajorGray, December 31, 2012 in FIREARMS Share Followers 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 1 of 7 SergeantMajorGray Member 2,602 Location: Wilmington NC #1 Posted December 31, 2012 wouldnt be a little outdated? how many do you think we actually used. chrishoon Member 281 Location: Sacramento ca #2
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At the time of America's entry into World War II, the standard U.S. military submachine gun was the famous Thompson M1928A1.While a reliable and effective submachine gun, the Thompson had.
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M3 M3A1 Grease Guns in Vietnam By SergeantMajorGray, December 31, 2012 in FIREARMS Share Followers 7 Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 2 of 6 1SG_1st_Cav Inactive 2,885 Location: Ohio #26 Posted January 1, 2013 You name, and it was probably used in Vietnam. They had captured US Weapons the Chinese gave them that was captured during the Korean War.
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Production cost was $15 per unit in 1943, equal to about $220 today. The Army touted it as more accurate than the Thompson, claiming a soldier firing an M3 full-auto offhand would keep 90 percent of his rounds inside a 6×6-foot target at 50 yards.
A US Army tanker holds his M3 Grease Gun atop an M60A3 MBT during exercise 1985
Museum Curator Greg Parsons explains the history and service of the famous M3 Grease Gun. The Grease Gun saw extensive use throughout World War Two and even.
M3 Grease Gun Vietnam John Flickr
[Jim Bolen] The first trials with suppressed M3 submachine guns were already being held in 1942 at Fort Benning (Georgia). These devices were based on the designs of Hiram Percy Maxim, with curved vanes of thin sheet metal, but were not convincing.
M3A1 Grease Gun Flickr
Dec 19, 2023. Throughout the Vietnam War, a wide range of firearms were utilized by both American and Vietnamese forces. While the Uzi submachine gun is often associated with this era, it was not commonly used by American troops. Instead, the M3 "Grease Gun" emerged as the preferred submachine gun for American soldiers, especially those.
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Those photos were taken at Camp Eagle near Hue in April 1971. We were conducting a familarization class with captured NVA/VC weapons and of course those included a few older US weapons. None of our guys ever carried either the M3 or M3A1 on a patrol. We also had a few Thompsons and fired them out there in Bravo sector as well.
Following M3A1 Grease Gun 750213 Through Vietnam RECOIL
The M3 was an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted for U.S. Army service on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. [5] The M3 was a superior alternative to the Thompson submachine gun.
M3 Grease Gun Taking a Cheap Shot The Armory Life
July 6th, 2021 8 minute read By Tom Laemlein The M3 "Grease Gun" was a weapon for its moment, one designed during the exigencies of World War II that met the demands it faced with great aplomb. But, its story did not finish with the ceasing of hostilities at the end of World War II.