British guard on a motorcycle with a mounted Tommy Gun, WW2, 1941

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Showroom7561@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

Accuracy = -90% 😂

capital@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Guessing throttle was on the left?

tiredofsametab@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

Could also have some sort of throttle-lock type of situation on the right. I'm not sure, though.

zcd@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

If that was a BSA M20 I think the throttle would be on the right. Maybe It was relocated for this application?

Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I’ve seen cop bikes from this era with a left throttle, also for shootin’

setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Looks like a Model 1928 Thompson, a pre-simplification model.

THEMASTERMIND@feddit.ch · 1 pts · 2y

Tommy