A cursed Thompson? The Dineley sub machine gun with firearm and weapons expert Jonathan Ferguson

A Thompson for ants? Not quite, but the similarities between the Dineley Machine Carbine and the Tommy gun are uncanny. No doubt, inventor Mark Dineley drew significant inspiration from the Thompson, but there are a number of unique features also found on this remarkably rare weapon, which was submitted for trials with the British Army before the Second World War.

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