World War II US military has a submachine gun, why should the oil gun (oil gun?
M3 submachine gun is the United States General Motors in the second World War period mass production of cheap .45 caliber submachine gun. Commenced on December 12, 1942, replacing the expensive Thompson submachine gun. As the appearance is like a car for lubricating oil (butter) of the lubricating oil gun, also known as M3 grease gun.
Because the M3 body is round, in front of a circular barrel, the entire shape is like a mechanical filling butter oil gun, and it is produced in the car factory, so was taken a nickname The
The grease gun is the nickname of the M3 because the M3 body is round, in front of a circular barrel, the entire shape is like a mechanical filling butter oil gun, so was taken such a nickname.
