Sometimes I wonder how the denizens of days long past would react when shown a short barrel 300blk AR. Would they have the same awe and curiousity we experience when fingering an old thompson at a machine gun shoot? Brownells and silencerco have taken it upon themselves to put a new spin on an old classic and it definitely has me wanting to hock a kidney.
Brownells, Auto Ordnance and SilencerCo team up for the SilencerCo Summit Tommy Gun package, offering collectors a customized version of the 1930’s Chicago Typwriter.
The package pairs an Auto Ordnance Thompson SBR in .45 ACP with a SilencerCo Omega 45k suppressor, 50-round drum mag and 20-round stick mag. Additionally, the Brownells exclusive kit comes with two different foregrips and a violin case for a retro yet discrete means of carry.
Boasting an 11-inch barrel, the Tommy Gun measures 32-inches in overall length. Tipping scales at 10-pounds, the Thompson is configurable. Brownells says the design allows collectors to swap accessories to create either a 1928A-1 or WWII M1A look. For an even more compact style, the buttstock can be completely removed to reduce size.
Channel your inner Capone with the Tommy Gun setup. (Photo: SilencerCo)
Brownells said the package is made even sweeter with the SilencerCo can, pairing the historic firearm with a little modern flare.
“With the SilencerCo Tommy Gun Summit you get two things that go together naturally: the iconic ‘Tommy’ gun, famed in movies and Depression Era history, and a sound suppressor,” Brownells said in a statement. “Built around Auto Ordnance’s civilian-legal, semi-auto reproduction of the legendary Thompson Model 1928 .45 ACP submachine gun, this short-barreled rifle comes with a fully machined steel receiver and genuine American walnut furniture, just like the original.”
The entire package comes with a hefty price tag of $3,800; but the costs don’t stop there. Due to the short-barreled and suppressed nature of the Chicago Typewriter, consumers will need to drop extra coin…