Talk:Chauchat-Ribeyrolles 1918 submachine gun

Submachine Gun?

I find it strange that sources say that the French called it a submachine gun, especially since all the sources are in English and none in French. A comment on the Wikipedia comment page for the weapon said that the Frenched called it pistolet mitrailleur not because it used pistol rounds, but because it had a pistol grip but no butt. Is there any source that confirms that? --Wuzh (talk) 02:20, 24 April 2018 (EDT)

Nobody would have called it submachine gun, the term didn't exist until 1921. Evil Tim (talk) 02:28, 24 April 2018 (EDT)