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The term "Hotchkiss gun" also refers to a revolving barrel [[machine gun]] invented in [[1872]] by [[Benjamin B. Hotchkiss]], ([[1826]]-[[1885]]). It was a built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moved in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It was designed to be light enough to travel with [[cavalry]], and had an effective range beyond that of rifled small-arms. |
The term "Hotchkiss gun" also refers to a revolving barrel [[machine gun]] invented in [[1872]] by [[Benjamin B. Hotchkiss]], ([[1826]]-[[1885]]). It was a built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moved in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It was designed to be light enough to travel with [[cavalry]], and had an effective range beyond that of rifled small-arms. |
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* [[Hotchkiss machine gun]] |
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* [[Hotchkiss drive]] |
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The Hotchkiss gun was a 1.65 inch light mountain gun intended to be packed on mules to accompany a troop of cavalry or an army travelling in rough country. The gun and accessories could be packed on two mules. The gun was introduced as a modern replacement for the aging twelve pound mountain Howitzer. The first gun purchased by the U.S. military from the French arms firm of Hotchkiss was employed against the Nez Percés in 1877. Over the next twenty years the U.S would purchase fifty more. They were used in Cuba for the attack on San Juan Hill and in the Philippine-American War. It was also used in the Wounded Knee Massacre.
picture published 1874
The term "Hotchkiss gun" also refers to a revolving barrel machine gun invented in 1872 by Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, (1826-1885). It was a built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moved in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It was designed to be light enough to travel with cavalry, and had an effective range beyond that of rifled small-arms.