T.R.
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This is the M3 which I wrongly described as M9 in an earlier post. I apologize for the goof. This photo was copied from a website.
I'm not sure how many are still in existence as many obsolete small arms were destroyed and sold as scrap metal during Clinton years. I haven't handled a "grease gun" since 1971.
The Thompson was costly to make and heavy, too. So US Gov't designers came up with the M3 sub machine gun as a viable alternative. The M3 issued to me was reliable and accurate to 100 yards or so. By accurate, I mean to say that a short burst would shoot three or more 45 ACP bullets into a man sized target at 100 yards or so. A hit anywhere counted; think about it.
If this weapon interests you simply google M3 + WWII and many interesting sites come up.
Let's give peace a chance!
TR