Editing Thompson submachine gun (section)

====Model 1928====
[[File:Thompson submachine gun at Alcatraz.jpg|thumb|left|A deactivated M1928 Thompson submachine gun at Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay.]]

The Model 1928 was the first type widely used by military forces, with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps as major buyers through the 1930s. The original Model 1928s were Model 1921s with weight added to the actuator, which slowed down the [[cyclic rate]] of fire, a United States Navy requirement. On these guns, the model number "1921" on the receiver was updated by stamping an "8" over the last "1". The Navy Model 1928 has several names among collectors: the "Colt Overstamp", "1921 Overstamp", "28 Navy", or just "28N".

The 1928 Thompson would be the last small arm adopted by the U.S. Army that used a year designation in the official nomenclature. With the start of World War II, major contracts from several countries saved the manufacturer from [[bankruptcy]]. A notable variant of the Model 1928 with an aluminum receiver and tenite grip, buttstock, and forend, was made by Savage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.machinegunbooks.com/eleven.html |title=Thompson Gallery |publisher=www.MachineGunBooks.com |access-date=2011-12-25 |archive-date=2013-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104121826/http://www.machinegunbooks.com/eleven.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>