Hotchkiss M1922 machine gun
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The Hotchkiss M1922 was a light machine gun manufactured by Hotchkiss.
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M1922 machine gun | |
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Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1922–1950s |
Wars | Rif War[1] Constitutionalist Revolution[2] Spanish Civil War[1] Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Greco-Italian War First Indochina War |
Production history | |
Designer | Hotchkiss et Cie |
Manufacturer | Hotchkiss et Cie |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8.5 kg |
Length | 1216 mm |
Barrel length | 600 mm |
Cartridge | Several, including 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer, 7×57mm Mauser, 7.5×54mm French, .303 British, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 8×50mmR Lebel[3] |
Action | Gas operated |
Rate of fire | 450 rounds/minute |
Feed system | 20 round overhead box magazine, 15-24-30 round feed strip |
Sights | Iron |
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It was never adopted in large numbers by the French Army; nevertheless, it was exported to many European and Latin American countries under the names Hotchkiss M1926 or Hotchkiss M1934.