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Deactivated WWII US M3 Grease Gun

Deactivated WWII US M3 Grease Gun

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WWII US M3 or "Grease Gun" manufactured Guide Lamp.  Produced to replace the Thompson machine gun during world war two, which was expensive and slow to manufacture, it was nick named the Grease gun as it looked very similar to a type used by mechanics. The US military realised the need to produce a low cost mass production machine gun, much like the British Sten. This early M3 model was the answer, first introduced into service in late 1942, it has a distinctive cocking handle located on the right side of the ejector housing. The M3 was only produced until late 1944, when it modernized and redesignated the M3A1. Chambered in .45 like the Thompson it replaced. It still packed one hell of a punch. British SOE also used them modified to chamber 9mm. The M3 saw action in WWII and Korea, and was used by US Navy Seals during the Gulf War in 1991. Deactivated with moving cocking handle.

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Product Code: DEAX5

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