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COMMANDO

ARMS L

TD

In the 1970-1980s, a company by the name of Commando Arms Ltd, began to fill a desire for a Thompson

Submachine gun. Commando introduced a new look alike that everyone could own, because it would be a

semiautomatic only firearm. At this time Auto-Ordnance, West Hurley had not produced the Model of 1927A1

(First production occurred in 1975).

Commando's first attempt was the Commando Mark II, which was produced as a kit made of a cast pot metal

frame into which a customer could fit a M1 Carbine. At the time M1 carbines were readily available and cheap.

To create the unique Thompson buttstock profile on the new Commando Mark II, a WWII surplus Thompson

buttstock was installed. Two different versions of the cast frame were made. One style for each of the M1928

and the M1 Thompson stocks.

The casting was modified in the rear to extend into the buttstock for the M1928 (The wood was screwed to the

ABOVE: LEFT HAND VIEW OF M1 STYLE ABOVE AND M1928 BELOW MARK II

FRAMES.

ABOVE: RIGHTHAND VIEW OF M1 STYLE ABOVE AND M1928 BELOW MARK II

FRAMES.