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Hotchkiss M1922

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Hotchkiss M1922 strip-fed version
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Hotchkiss M1922 magazine-fed version

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.

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

  • Caliber: 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

  • Caliber: 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 Note Date
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

Anime

Anime Title Character Note Date
Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front Aquironia soldier 1994