Successor, as in “cheap, mass-produced room broom?”, Or as in “compact, easily portable automatic firepower?”. Perhaps you mean, “does the US military issue SMGs anymore?”. To the first possibility, the Uzi comes to mind. read more
The US began looking for a cost-effective replacement for the Thompson submachine gun in 1942, and the “Grease Gun” was the result. Designed by George Hyde (a noted firearms designer at the time) and Frederick Sampson (GM/Inland chief engineer), it was a very simple and almost entirely stamped firearm. read more