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Hotchkiss M1922
Hotchkiss M1922
The Hotchkiss M1922 (French: Hotchkiss Modèle 1922) light machine gun was manufactured by the French arms company Hotchkiss. It was a gas operated, automatic-only weapon, which fires from an open bolt. There were two different types of feed available for Hotchkiss M1922 LMG - strip feed and magazine feed. This machine gun was chambered in a wide range of calibres, such as 7x57mm Mauser, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schonauer, 7.7x56mmR (.303 British), 7.5x54mm French, etc. The Hotchkiss M1922 could also be used from a light infantry-type tripod. It was exported to many European and Latin American countries under the names Hotchkiss 1926 or Hotchkiss 1934.
The Hotchkiss M1922 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
Hotchkiss M1922, magazine-fed
(Production: 1922 - 1929)
- Type: Light machine gun
- Country of Origin: France
- Caliber: 6.5mm, 7mm, 7.5mm, 7.7mm, 7.92mm,
- Cartridge: 7x57mm Mauser, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schonauer, 7.7x56mmR (.303 British), 7.5x54mm French, etc
- Weight: 18.5 lbs (8.4 kg)
- Length: 47.9 in (121.6 cm)
- Barrel length: 23.6 in (60 cm)
- Rate of fire: 450 rpm
- Capacity: 20 round box magazine
Hotchkiss M1922, strip-fed
(Production: 1922 - 1929)
- Type: Light machine gun
- Country of Origin: France
- Caliber: 6.5mm, 7mm, 7.5mm, 7.7mm, 7.92mm,
- Cartridge: 7x57mm Mauser, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schonauer, 7.7x56mmR (.303 British), 7.5x54mm French, etc
- Weight: 21.2 lbs (9.6 kg)
- Length: 47.9 in (121.6 cm)
- Barrel length: 23.6 in (60 cm)
- Rate of fire: 450 rpm
- Capacity: 15, 24 or 30 round rigid strips
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
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White Sun of the Desert (Beloye solntse pustyni) | Pavel Luspekaev | Pavel Vereshchagin | With the flexible belt | 1970 |
Raisa Kurkina | Nastasya Vereshchagina | |||
Ay, Carmela! | A Spanish Republican soldier | Supposedly a Spanish magazine fed version | 1990 |
Video Games
Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Enlisted | 2021 |
Anime
Title | Character | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front | Aquironia soldier | 1994 |