Hotchkiss Model 1914

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CODE – 04-037-914

NAME – Hotchkiss Model 1914

NAME (NATIVE) – Mitrailleuse Automatique Hotchkiss Modele 1914

COCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN – France

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1914

CALIBER – 8x50mmR (8mm Lebel)

OVERALL LENGTH – 127 cm (50 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 78.7 cm (31 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Left-hand twist, 1 turn in 25 cm (9.84 in)

LOAD – 1886 Balle D

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.33 mm (0.328 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 12.80 g (197.6 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 725 m/s (2380 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3770 j (2486 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 23.95 kg (52 lb 12.8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 24.75 kg (54 lb 9 oz) loaded with 24-round strip

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 51.24 kg (113 lb) Mounted on Model 1915 Tripod, loaded with 24-round feed strip

TYPE OF MOUNT – Saint-Étienne Tripod Model 1915

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 26.49 kg (58 lb 6.4 oz)

WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 10.8 kg (23 lb 13 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – V-notch tangent

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)

OPERATION – Gas

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 120 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 450 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 24 round metal strip or 249-round flexible metal belt (Feed Band)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 24-round strip – 0.14 kg (5 oz), 249-round belt – 1.10 kg (2 lb 6.8 oz),

Ammunition Case for 12 Feed Strips – 3.20 kg (7 lb 1 oz), Ammunition Case for Belt – 3.99 kg (8 lb 12.7 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 24-round strip – 0.80 kg (1 lb 12.2 oz), 249-round belt – 7.98 kg (17 lb 9.5 oz)

Ammunition Case with 12 loaded Feed Strips (288 rounds) – 12.8 kg (28 lb 3.5 oz),

Ammunition Case with loaded belt (249 rounds) – 11.97 kg (26 lb 6 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eighty four – 24-round Feed Strips in 7 boxes, one 249-round belt in 1 box (2265 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 89.6 kg 197 lb 9 oz) Feed strips in boxes, 11.97 kg (26 lb 6 oz) belt in box – 101.57 kg (224 lb) Total

MANUFACTURER – Hotchkiss & Co., St. Denis, France

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – French military and US Allies through WWI, Post-war commercial sales to Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and Greece

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Hotchkiss M1914 (FIR 8102) The French Hotchkiss machine-gun first appeared in 1895. Its action was cycled by a piston, driven by gas tapped from the barrel upon firing. Instead of the canvas ammunition belts used by other machine-guns of the era, it fired its cartridges from metal strips. It was an air-cooled weapon, which could lead to the barrel overheating if firing was sustained. However, this obviated the need to find ... Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30034918
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Hotchkiss M1914 (FIR 8102) The French Hotchkiss machine-gun first appeared in 1895. Its action was cycled by a piston, driven by gas tapped from the barrel upon firing. Instead of the canvas ammunition belts used by other machine-guns of the era, it fired its cartridges from metal strips. It was an air-cooled weapon, which could lead to the barrel overheating if firing was sustained. However, this obviated the need to find ... Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30034918
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