Hotchkiss Universel Submachine Gun
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- In 1946 the French military began the search for a new submachine gun. They were looking for a compact 9x19mm weapon and examined submissions from the French state-owned arsenals and private companies. Today, we're looking at Hotchkiss' entry - the 'Type Universel', a unique weapon with a folding stock and telescoping barrel.
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Thanks for watching guys, here's the accompanying article with more photos & details - armourersbench.com/2020/04/27/hotchkiss-type-universal/ - Matt
The Armourer's Bench any chance we could get a tear down? I’ve got a parts kit that I’m converting to semi auto. Unfortunately I’m missing the rear end cap. Charging handle and main recoil spring.
I'm afraid I didn't have time to disassemble it when I was filming Alan, sorry about that. After the lockdown is over I will see if I can find another example closer to home to do a disassembly video on. Its definitely needed.
The french sure do love their folding magazines
They had a real thing for the idea! Thanks for watching!
Very informative
Another amazing TAB video
I was never aware of this gun, they really went extremely complex to make something small instead of going for the simplest route, sometimes the answer is complexity, but when it comes to military use beyond specialized troops, the answer is always simpler is better
They could have added a snap forward sound dampening supressor and shortened the barrel to make it more attractive to specialized mechanized troops on bikes maybe
Awesome video!
Thanks for watching Jayk, glad you enjoyed it.
@@TheArmourersBench how could anyone not enjoy TABs content? Best RUclips channel if someone has interest in history, mechanical devices, firearms, of just things they'd never know otherwise
I wish I could own machine guns.
Impressive submachine gun
That pistol grip looks incredibly uncomfortable!
The ergonomics of the gun leave a lot to be desired. The grip just felt weird. Sacrificed a lot to get it to be as compact as they could!
I rather have an uzi than this
@@aker1993 Oh god, 100% yes. Almost anything would be better. Thanks for watching!
Holding onto the grip it feels like I could crush it. I’d hate to be in a fire fight with it and Adrenalin kicks in. Oops. Now it’s a real compact grip.
And you wouldn't be able to fold the stock then!
Your name is MAT? Ironic ;) Excellent video! Thank you very much, Matt! Subscribed!
Haha, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for subscribing!
@@TheArmourersBench Nah, mate, I mean you have some real quality content up there. I think if you will keep it going for a year or two we'll see you reaching up to 100 000! People like you need more subscribers! I really did enjoy it and heard a lot of new info. Never heard about the MAC 47 and those rare swiss prototypes before.
I have my personal hutchkiss 🇵🇰
A thing that I never get is:
ID stickers (or marks) of any kind on historical weapons. Or any 'thing' for that matter in a museum.
I don't mean anything that is in the history of the gun.
But at some point in recent history someone thought it would be a good idea to glue a f***ing sticker to a historical object!!!
I know, with knowledge most of them could be removed without or with only minor damage to the objects surface
But damn! The object should be conserved in its original state, nothing removed, nothing added (with exceptions of course but a sticker sure isn't one of them!)
Just tie a badge or something to it!
In some cases (like the big "Pahrump, NV" engraving that was shown briefly) it's because that was required by law.
For example, US laws about importing firearms mandate that the importer engrave (among other things) the caliber as well as the company's name, city, and state. Sometimes also a serial number.
I wish it weren't so, but that's the reality of various laws in various countries.
On the plus side, those markings mean this example is fully functional and not a deactivated dummy.
What a steampunk gun!
Dieselpunk would be more apt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselpunk
Is this one deactivated as you sound British.
I am indeed British and no, not deactivated. Thanks for watching!
@@TheArmourersBench ok cool just wondering cuz I'm a brit and I have a deactivated hotchkiss universal. It's nice to see a video about one.
This is one I had a look at in the US. Very nice, wouldn't mind one myself!