Auto-Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the United States Army Ordnance Department in 1916.[1] Auto-Ordnance is best known for the Thompson submachine gun, used as a military weapon by the Allied forces in World War II, and also notorious as a gangster weapon used during the Roaring Twenties.
- ^ Menosky, William. "Auto-Ordnance Corporation". Bridgeport History Center. Bridgeport Public Library. Retrieved 26 January 2023.