In 1941 the US Military began looking for an alternative for the Thompson submachine guns. In December of 1942 they adopted a new submachine gun, the M3. Built from an all steel construction using ...

The M3 had a standard thirty-round or thirty-two ... Alas, I’ve yet to fire a Grease Gun—something I hope to rectify in a near future trip to Las Vegas—but as I already indicated, I didn ...

The M3 submachine gun, or “Grease Gun,” as it was commonly known, was developed by General Motors and introduced in 1944 as a replacement for the M1 Thompson. Despite initial resistance ...