Hotchkiss machine gun

The Hotchkiss machine gun was any of a line of products developed and sold by Hotchkiss et Cie , (full name Societe Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie), established by United States gunsmith Benjamin B. Hotchkiss . ^[1] Hotchkiss moved to France and set up a factory, first at Viviez near Rodez in 1867, then at Saint-Denis near Paris in 1875 manufacturing arms used by the French in the Franco-Prussian War .

Variants [ edit ]

At the turn of the twentieth century, the company introduced the gas-actuated Hotchkiss machine gun, a sturdy and reliable weapon which was widely used during World War I and thereafter by the French Army. Weapons manufactured in the Hotchkiss machine gun line include:

Hotchkiss 1897 machine gun
Hotchkiss M1909 Benet?Mercie machine gun , light machine gun also known as the "Hotchkiss Mark I" in British service and the "Benet?Mercie" in American service.
Hotchkiss Mle 1914 , medium machine gun
Hotchkiss 37mm, autocannon based on the M1897-M1914 model ^[2]
Hotchkiss M1922 , light machine gun
Hotchkiss M1929 , heavy machine gun
25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun , autocannon but sometimes referred to as a machine gun
Hotchkiss Type Universal submachine gun

The Hotchkiss design was also used on foreign productions:

The Japanese Type 3 heavy machine gun ^[3]
The Type 11 light machine gun ^[3]
The Type 92 heavy machine gun ^[3]
The Italian Breda Model 1931 machine gun
The Polish Ckm wz. 25 Hotchkiss
The EYP Hotchkiss , a Greek modification used in World War II

References [ edit ]

^ An Instructor (29 March 2012). Complete Guide to the Hotchkiss Machine Gun . Andrews UK Limited. pp. 11?. ISBN 978-1-78151-265-4 .
^ "Hotchkiss 37mm autocannon on a field mount, early... - Armies of a Genteel Age" . Armies of a Genteel Age . Retrieved 2018-11-12 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Ezell, Edward Clinton (1988). Personal firepower . The Illustrated history of the Vietnam War 15. Bantam Books. pp. 47 -49. OCLC 1036801376 .

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[Instructor2012-1] An Instructor (29 March 2012). Complete Guide to the Hotchkiss Machine Gun . Andrews UK Limited. pp. 11?. ISBN 978-1-78151-265-4 .

[2] "Hotchkiss 37mm autocannon on a field mount, early... - Armies of a Genteel Age" . Armies of a Genteel Age . Retrieved 2018-11-12 .

[Vietnam-3] Ezell, Edward Clinton (1988). Personal firepower . The Illustrated history of the Vietnam War 15. Bantam Books. pp. 47 -49. OCLC 1036801376 .

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