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[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|right|500px|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP.  The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.]]
[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|right|500px|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP.  The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.]]


'''M3/M3A1''': Although there have been quantum leaps in submachine gun construction and design since the early 1940's(when the M3/M3A1 was designed), the M3/M3A1 is still one of the most effective weapons of it's type.  Due to the large .45 ACP caliber round the M3/M3A1 fires and it's simple construction with stamped/pressed steel it is very reliable, extremely simple to operate, compact, has ferocious .45 caliber knockdown power, relatively high controllability on full auto due to decreased cyclic rate of fire, simple to fix and maintain, cheap to manufacture and very easily suppressed and/or converted to 9X19mm. (all of this appealed to many in the early special forces and paratrooper communities).   
'''M3/M3A1''': Although there have been quantum leaps in submachine gun construction and design since the early 1940's(when the M3/M3A1 was designed), the M3/M3A1 is still one of the most effective weapons of it's type.  Due to the large .45 ACP caliber round the M3/M3A1 fires and it's simple construction with stamped/pressed steel it is very reliable, extremely simple to operate, compact, has .45 caliber knockdown power, relatively high controllability on full auto due to decreased cyclic rate of fire, simple to fix and maintain, cheap to manufacture and very easily suppressed and/or converted to 9X19mm. (all of this appealed to many in the early special forces and paratrooper communities).   


'''M3/M3A1:'''
'''M3/M3A1:'''

Revision as of 23:28, 25 February 2010

The M3 M3A1 "Grease Gun" Submachine Gun is used in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

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M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. The later model M3A1 would eliminate the crank lever for cocking the bolt, and instead used a simple hole in the bolt for the shooter to use their finger.

M3/M3A1: Although there have been quantum leaps in submachine gun construction and design since the early 1940's(when the M3/M3A1 was designed), the M3/M3A1 is still one of the most effective weapons of it's type. Due to the large .45 ACP caliber round the M3/M3A1 fires and it's simple construction with stamped/pressed steel it is very reliable, extremely simple to operate, compact, has .45 caliber knockdown power, relatively high controllability on full auto due to decreased cyclic rate of fire, simple to fix and maintain, cheap to manufacture and very easily suppressed and/or converted to 9X19mm. (all of this appealed to many in the early special forces and paratrooper communities).

M3/M3A1:

  • Cartridge:.45 ACP (11.43x23mm ACP), 9x19mm
  • Feed system:30-round detachable box magazine
  • Rate of fire:350–450 rounds/min cyclic
  • Effective range:Sights set to 100 yards (91 m)
  • Barrel length:8 in (203.2 mm)
  • Length: 29.8 in(756.9 mm)stock extended/22.8 in(579.1 mm)stock collapsed
  • Weight:M3-8.00 lb(3.63 kg)M3A1-7.65 lb(3.47 kg)
  • Sights:Fixed peep sight and blade foresight
  • DesignerGeorge Hyde, Frederick Sampson
  • Designed:1942


Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Inglorious Basterds American soldier 2009
Brother's War U.S. Army Soldier 2009
Street Kings Common Coates 2008
Assembly (Ji jie hao) Communist soldier 2007
Smokin' Aces Kevin Durand Jeeves Tremor 2006
Smokin' Aces Chris Pine Darwin Tremor 2006
Sniper 3 Seen on wall 2004
Payback Chinese Mobsters 1998
Dead Presidents Bokeem Woodbine Cleon 1995
Last Action Hero Thug 1993
Def-Con 4 Survivalist 1985
Never Say Never Again U.S. Navy SEALs 1983
Attack Force Z Mel Gibson Cpt. P.G. Kelly With silencer 1982
Attack Force Z Sam Neill Sgt. D.J. Costello With silencer 1982
Attack Force Z John Phillip Law Lt. J.A. Veitch With silencer 1982
Attack Force Z Chris Haywood Able Seaman A.D. Bird With silencer 1982
Attack Force Z John Waters Ted King With silencer 1982
Dark of the Sun Kenneth More Doc Wreid 1968
Dark of the Sun Peter Carsten Lt. Henlein 1968
Dark of the Sun Olivier Despax Lt. Surrier 1968
The Dirty Dozen Lee Marvin Major Reisman With and without "jungle-taped" magazines 1967
The Dirty Dozen Stuart Cooper Roscoe Lever 1967
The Dirty Dozen Al Mancini Tassos Bravos 1967
The Dirty Dozen Richard Jaeckel Sgt. Clyde Bowren 1967
The Dirty Dozen Telly Savalas Archer Maggot 1967
The Dirty Dozen Donald Sutherland]] Pinkley 1967
The Dirty Dozen Ben Carruthers Glenn Gilpin 1967
The Dirty Dozen Charles Bronson Joseph Wladislaw 1967
The Dirty Dozen Jim Brown Jefferson 1967
The Dirty Dozen John Cassavetes Victor Franko 1967
The Dirty Dozen German soldier 1967
The Dirty Dozen U.S. Army MP's 1967
Hell Is for Heroes Steve McQueen Reese 1962

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Band of Brothers Craig Heaney Pvt. Roy Cobb 2001
Band of Brothers Donnie Wahlberg Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton 2001
Tour of Duty Stan Foster Sgt. Marvin Johnson 1987 - 1989

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Release Date
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway 2008
Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004
Call of Duty 2 Multiplayer mode only 2005
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix With muzzle brake 2002
Day of Defeat 2000
Fallout 2 1998
Silent Storm With and without silencer 2003

Anime

Character Film Title Note Date
Yakuza gang Black Lagoon 2003

Animation

Film/TV Show Actor Character Note Date
Family Guy Seth MacFarlane Stewie Griffin 1999
The Incredibles Syndrome's Guards & Bank Robber 2004
Simpsons, The 1989
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