Spitfire Carbine

Spitfire Carbine - .45 ACP

Spitfire Submachine Gun (a modified version of the carbine with a shortened barrel and converted to full-automatic) - .45 ACP

The Spitfire Carbine is an American semi-automatic carbine chambered in .45 ACP which is aesthetically based on the Thompson Submachine Gun which has lead to it being referred to as the "Poor Man's Thompson". It was originally manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona in the 1960s with a 16" barrel although some have had the barrel shortened, along with being converted (at the time legally) to full-automatic fire.

Due to the low cost in comparison to a genuine Thompson, a large number of theses weapons were exported to Central America, where they were even used by the Mexican police for a time. Due to the ease with which this weapon can be converted to full automatic the unmodified carbine is considered a machine gun by the ATF and, since none were originally registered as machine guns, they cannot be legally owned or sold in the US. However, the carbines can be modified by welding over certain bolts to prevent full disassembly (and hence modification) to render them legal.

The Spitfire Carbine and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Jungle Warriors	Paul L. Smith	Cesar Santiago	Carbine	1984
Jungle Warriors	Kari Lloyd	Brie Klinger	Carbine	1984
Jungle Warriors	Suzi Horne	Pam Ross	Carbine	1984
Jungle Warriors	Ava Cadell	Didi Belair	Carbine	1984
Jungle Warriors	Marjoe Gortner	Larry Schecter		1984
Jungle Warriors	Jorge Reynoso	Mastranga's Man		1984
Jungle Warriors		Paramilitary men		1984
Salvador		Rebel fighters		1986

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
On Wings of Eagles		Revolutionaries	Carbine, foregrip moved to front	1986