Hotchkiss machine gun
{{Short description|Line of machineguns by Hotchkiss}}
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The Hotchkiss machine gun was any of a line of products developed and sold by Hotchkiss et Cie, (full name Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie), established by United States gunsmith Benjamin B. Hotchkiss.{{cite book|author=An Instructor|title=Complete Guide to the Hotchkiss Machine Gun|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Hu-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PR11|date=29 March 2012|publisher=Andrews UK Limited|isbn=978-1-78151-265-4|pages=11–}} 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
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 Benét–Mercié machine gun, light machine gun also known as the "Hotchkiss Mark I" in British service and the "Benét–Mercié" in American service.
- Hotchkiss Mle 1914, medium machine gun
- Hotchkiss 37mm, autocannon based on the M1897-M1914 model{{Cite web|url=http://tacerror.tumblr.com/post/98267462483/hotchkiss-37mm-autocannon-on-a-field-mount-early|title=Hotchkiss 37mm autocannon on a field mount, early... - Armies of a Genteel Age|website=Armies of a Genteel Age|language=en|access-date=2018-11-12}}
- 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{{cite book|title=Personal firepower|first=Edward Clinton|last= Ezell|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1988|series=The Illustrated history of the Vietnam War 15|oclc=1036801376|url=https://archive.org/details/personalfirepowe00ezel|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/personalfirepowe00ezel/page/47 47]-49}}
- The Type 11 light machine gun
- The Type 92 heavy machine gun
- 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
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External links
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Category:Machine guns of France
Category:Machine guns of the United Kingdom
Category:Machine guns of the United States
Category:World War I French infantry weapons
Category:World War I machine guns
Category:World War II infantry weapons of France
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