The Auto-Ordnance Thompson SMG M1A1 Military #45 is a WW2 first produced in 1934. It carries a scarcity score of 85/100 based on tracked survey data, with 5 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $59,719.
This Thompson M1A1, produced by Auto-Ordnance for wartime military issue, represents the simplified, mass-production-optimized variant of America's iconic submachine gun, eliminating the Cutts compensator, adjustable rear sight, and other refinements found on earlier Thompson models to accelerate wartime manufacturing output. Its streamlined design reflects America's broader wartime industrial shift toward efficient, high-volume small arms production for a rapidly expanding military.