Hotchkiss Type Universal
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The Hotchkiss "type Universal" is a submachine gun
manufactured in France after World War II
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Submachine gun
A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...
manufactured in France after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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See also
- List of submachine guns
- Gevarm D4Gevarm D4The Gevarm D4 is a submachine gun that was developed in France in 1950. It was used by the French police and manufactured in limited quantity.-See also:*List of submachine guns*MAT 49*Sola submachine gun*Vigneron submachine gun...
- MAT 49
- Sola submachine gunSola submachine gunThe Sola was a submachine gun manufactured in Luxembourg between 1954 and 1957. It used the 9x19mm Parabellum round and was capable of using MP40 type magazines which were popular around Europe at the time. It is believed this weapon saw service in Africa and examples can still be found in use today....
- Vigneron submachine gun