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The Auto-Ordinance Shipping Records
By Frank lannamico ©2000
Listed below are the shipping records I discovered while researching
for my new book "The Military Thompson". This list was exerted
from the ongoing manuscript of the book. The book will be published in
2001.
Shipping Records 1940-1944 of
The Auto-Ordnance Corporation 1437 Railroad Avenue
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Thompson Submachine Gun Shipments, 1940-1944
| Year / Mouth |
Total |
Cumulative
Total |
| 1940 April |
201 guns |
201 |
| 1940 May |
627 guns |
828 |
| 1940 June |
2,051 guns |
2,879 |
| 1940 July |
2,784 gun |
5,663 |
| 1940 August |
5,327 guns |
11,035 |
| 1940 September |
5,607 guns |
16,642 |
| 1940 October |
7,554 guns |
24,196 |
| 1940 November |
9,678 guns |
33,874 |
| 1940 December |
9,937 guns |
43,811 |
Total Thompson Guns delivered in 1940 - 43,811
| Year / Month |
Total |
Cumulative
Total |
| 1941 January |
9,222 guns |
53,033 |
| 1941 February |
13,068 guns |
66,110 |
| 1941 March |
18,679 guns |
84,780 |
| 1941 April |
17,145 guns |
101,925 |
| 1941 May |
21,875 guns |
123,800 |
| 1941 June |
19,548 guns |
143,348 |
| 1941 July |
22,379 guns |
165,727 |
| 1941 August |
29,946 guns |
195,673 |
| 1941 September |
25,328 guns |
221,001 |
| 1941 October |
36,601 guns |
257,602 |
| 1941 November |
34,502 guns |
292,104 |
| 1941 December |
39,056 guns |
331,160 |
Total Thompson Guns delivered in 1941 - 287,349
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