TM 9-1215 WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL “el ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN, CAL. .45, M1928A1 March 1, 1942TM 9-1215 1-8 TEOHNICAL MANUAL WAR DEFARTMENT, No, 81215, Waaninaton, March 1, 142. ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE, THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN, CAL. .45, M1928Al ~* Prepared under direction of the ‘Chief of Ordnance Paregraphs Secrion I. Introduction_______..-------------.------ 1 I], General de: 24 III. Inspection - 5-12 IV. Maintenance and repair - 13-18 V. References....--------. -------- - oon eee 19-20 ‘Pages Inpex vo ‘Text. .-.-------------------------------------- 23-25 Secrion [ INTRODUCTION FPaengenph eed 1. Scope.—This manual is ation and guidance of ordnance maintenance personnel. It contains detailed instructions for inspection, disassembly, assembly, maintenance, and repair of the Thompson submachine gun, cal. .45, Mig2BA1, sup- plementary to those in the Field and Technical Manuals prepared for the using arm, Additional deseriptive matter and illustrations ave included to aid in providing a complete working knowledge of the matériel, , Secrion IT JENERAL DESCRIPTION Parneraph wane eee 2 Description, Mechanism. Uperation 2. Description. he Thompson submach gun, eal. 45, MI928A1 (figs. 1 and 2), is an nircooled, blowback-operated, maga- zine-fed weapon. It is designed to be fired from the shoulder of the gunner similarly to @ rifle, and is used as an auxiliary weapon by the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. The fire contral lever of the gun can be set for either ful] automatic or seminutomatic 1Bist: L-Thursat subunechine gun, cul 45, MAEIAT— right alle dew with ceeriuines tae Wravien s—"Thewaun subimacione sua, ek ia MCRES AT leet sul sie eit le Stlerouaid ane giceiae RAPD 4106 RA PR 4105 NaO @NTHOVINEOS NOsdWOHL & STeI-6 ALL 5 5 Z 51-6 WL