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• Thompson M1928

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: (licenser) Auto-Ordnance Corporation, Bridgeport, CT, USA

  The Thompson submachine-gun was developed as a result of efforts by retired US General, John T Thompson to produce a lightweight automatic rifle. Thompson wished to exploit a locking mechanism for firearms patented by John B Blish. This invention...

• Springfield Model 1878 rifle

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Springfield

  This rifle was one of a number of weapons provided for Home Guard use in 1940 by an American organization called the American Committee for the Defence of British Homes. They mounted a public appeal for firearms and binoculars which could be sent to aid...

• fuze timer (electro-mechanical)

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: atb (Hydrometer AG)

  Second World War German electro-mechanical fuze timer that was removed from a parachute mine, which fell through the top of a large gasometer at Garston Gas Works, Liverpool, on 28 November 1940. The mine was made safe by Temporary Lieutenant (later...

• SD 2 'Butterfly Bomb

  (weapons and ammunition) 1943

  The German SD 2 'Butterfly Bomb' was used on a large scale during the Second World War, and was designed as an anti-personnel/fragmentation weapon. They were delivered by air, being dropped in containers that opened at a predetermined height, thus...

• Whitney rolling block rifle

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Whitney Arms Co. New Haven, Ct.

  This rifle was one of a number of weapons provided for Home Guard use in 1940 by an American organization called the American Committee for the Defence of British Homes. They mounted a public appeal for firearms and binoculars which could be sent to aid...

• Colt M1903 Pocket Hammerless (Model M)

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co, Hartford, CT, USA

  The Colt Model 1903 pistol was introduced in response to the commercial success of similar designs produced by FN of Belgium (with whom Colt had a marketing agreement). Designed by John M Browning, who worked for both companies, it was a simple but...

• Remington No. 4 rolling block rifle

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Remington Arms Co. Ilion, New York

  This rifle was one of a number of weapons provided for Home Guard use in 1940 by an American organization called the American Committee for the Defence of British Homes. They mounted a public appeal for firearms and binoculars which could be sent to aid...

• Winchester M1894 sporting takedown rifle .30/30 Winchester

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Winchester

  This rifle was one of a number of weapons provided for Home Guard use in 1940 by an American organization called the American Committee for the Defence of British Homes. They mounted a public appeal for firearms and binoculars which could be sent to aid...

• Remington Model 10 riot shotgun

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Remington Arms Co., Ilion, New York.

  This shotgun was one of a number of weapons provided for Home Guard use in 1940 by an American organization called the American Committee for the Defence of British Homes. They mounted a public appeal for firearms and binoculars which could be sent to...

• Carbine, Machine, Sten, 9mm Mk 2

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: RSAF Enfield

  The Sten 'Machine-Carbine' was the standard submachine-gun of the British and Canadian armies during the Second World War. Mk 2 version was produced on a larger scale than any other model. At least 2,600,000 were manufactured, by six different...