Why did the suppressed Thompson lose out to the Sten? With firearm & weapon expert Jonathan Ferguson

As world war raged in Europe, Britain’s boffins looked to their existing arsenal of small arms for special service weapons to be used by its Commandos and the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Developing a suppressed sub machine gun was high on the priorities list and this ultra rare Thompson was one option looked at. Even heavier and longer than the already famously bulky M1 Thompson, it’s little surprise this is just one of two such surviving weapons.

0:00 Intro
0:40 Silenced Thompson
2:13 Inside the Silencer
2:36 Silencer Features
6:50 Questionable Origins?
9:54 Tommy vs Grease?
12:41 Please see attached...
13:25 Trials
14:40 Conclusions
16:15 STEN reigns supreme?
17:22 Outro
17:50 TikTok!
18:21 Ferguson... Jonathan Ferguson.

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