My Great-Uncle was in a 5th Marines machine gun company during WWI. They were said to have had the Hotchkiss MG. Unfortunately, he died his first day at the front while they were moving into the trenches. His friend wrote my great-grandmother that he had been found fallen over in some brush. Wasn't sure if a MG bullet or a shell (artillery was falling on them) had got him. He also wrote that he had not suffered as it appeared he had "simply fallen over". Wouldn't count on that though - who would tell a mother her son suffered? He is buried in France, and we have pictures of his grave site. The war ended a few days later.
This channel is by far my favorite. No bs no filler.. no 8 minutes of blah blah blah with 30 seconds of firing. You have nailed the meta for youtube. Love it.
My Grandmother had one that was manual by use of her foot. It was 100% mechanical, not even a light bulb. If we had to build that thing today it would cost thousands of dollars. The woodwork/furniture was probably worth 500. alone. My Grandmother cooked on a wood/coal stove and heated their house with coal.
The comparison is spot on. My grandma had one of the hand cranked singers. Us cousins used to fight over who got to crank it and watch the mechanism from up close. Good times.
My grandmother had a black foot-cranked Singer, watching this video made me think "I've heard this before", then your comment gave me a flashback to the days my granny was babysitting me.
A friend was involved in some remains recovery on a Battlefield in France and found partially loaded Hotchkiss ammo tray next to the trench they were digging in.
in 1930 my grand father was a Hotchkiss shooter, cool to hear and to see the machine gun in action. Thanks to make us discover such thing, great chanel. thanks , regards from Poland :-)
My grandfather who was a French soldier had such a machine gun. He fought the entire war from 1914 to 1918. I have a picture of him with this Hotchkiss machine gun. I didn't know the name of this machine gun before seeing this video. Many fighters from his company died. He was wounded by a shell in the leg during the battle of Verdun.
One of my forbears developed these machine guns along with other weaponry, including an early rival to the Gatling gun. Obviously, the Gatling won that arms race. Thanks for this interesting piece!
I saw this machinegun in a museum in India along with other WW1 and WW2 Guns ..... these older weapons are so solid I mean...like they are big iron pieces made to last for eternity ...you can actually feel the weight by looking at them .... notice how later in ww2 etc they started using stamped metal to make small arms instead of milling .... idk if im making sense or not..
This weapon was used in Mexico in "La Decena Tragica" (Ten Tragic Days), a historical event in 1913. If you search for images on Google you can identify the weapon in several photographs.
Less dakka cause that powder is burning up in the barrel. Back when machine guns were designed to be full-power sniper rifle precision & stopping power at 1,000 yards but also a machine gun.
So you can totally see how it made sense to all those generals to send a bunch of guys with single shot rifles just running directly into them all in a big bunch or riding their horses..
Mae gas been doing this really well for quite sometime, so (clears throat) Gazing at my crystal ball (non plural) The year is 2072, Mae still on the range......Ooooh This vintage Mag coil rifle has a lovely trigger and no recoil at all, which is a blessing because otherwise me, my anti grav wheel chair and this cute bobble hat would be in the river behind me....You know I remember when all of this was a shooting range, (gazes across the actual shooting range)
Tank crews used a "belt" ammo strip. It was mechanically identical to the rigid strip, but became an ammo belt by being broken into segments of 3 cartridges. Watch Chieftain's episode on the TKS tankette, that is a good example
The Japanese had kind of copy of the Hotchkiss MG feed system for their MG, the Type 92 MG, they had Metal strip type of feed system and from afar it both guns look the same.
Some Hotchkiss machine guns arrived to Mexico as early as 1911..there are pictures of the ciudadela revolt in 1913 with gunners using them against the federales..🎉😮
I would smile widely too...but gun ownership is strictly forbidden in my country. I never shot a single round in my life. Perhaps til I die. But love watching all gun channels.
@@MultiDivebomber thankfully it's low in my state and i get to shoot every day. You should take a trip to a state with a famous gun range, you'll be able to shoot in a safe environment
It was made from this design, initially under license, and later Imperial Japan continued to manufacture and use it without legal permission from the patent holder.
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Also, for those of you who may not know, they did a lightened machine gun version:
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Machine gun grin😁
Too old I prefer Uzi
My Great-Uncle was in a 5th Marines machine gun company during WWI. They were said to have had the Hotchkiss MG. Unfortunately, he died his first day at the front while they were moving into the trenches. His friend wrote my great-grandmother that he had been found fallen over in some brush. Wasn't sure if a MG bullet or a shell (artillery was falling on them) had got him. He also wrote that he had not suffered as it appeared he had "simply fallen over". Wouldn't count on that though - who would tell a mother her son suffered? He is buried in France, and we have pictures of his grave site. The war ended a few days later.
🙏
A pointless war, especially for the US to have gotten involved in.
Terrible loss.
That’s sad man,very sad.
The 11th hour of the eleventh day. Too bad to die that way. But at least your family heard word from an actual comrade of your relative.
True hero 🙌 👏
Seeing the smile on Mae's face at the end makes it worth the watch.
That's the only reason why I watch all these short videos.
It's a plus point. (and who wouldn't smile after shooting that babe !)
There's almost always that serene, satisfied smile.
Utterly charming.
Creep
I would smile if I could do what she does.
This channel is by far my favorite. No bs no filler.. no 8 minutes of blah blah blah with 30 seconds of firing. You have nailed the meta for youtube. Love it.
But the half hour of talking on this channel is the best part!
I always love the little tips like one day I'll be troubleshooting my own Hotchkiss.
One day..
Order your BRNH-1914 today at Brownells
One can hope right?
It’s useful if you’re writing fiction
The fact that there's an LMG version of this gun, still shocks me.
For me, it's that it's technically setup upside down
They made it a LMG but at what cost?
It's such a Cadillac
I just gave you a like because of your name bro 🤣
And i thought the only french lmg of ww1 was the chaut chat
"The Belle of the Battlefield"
I love that phrase.
Whoever made the comparison of the fire rate to an 'old sewing machine' was dead on. My grandmother had an old black Singer this reminds me of.
My Grandmother had one that was manual by use of her foot. It was 100% mechanical, not even a light bulb. If we had to build that thing today it would cost thousands of dollars. The woodwork/furniture was probably worth 500. alone. My Grandmother cooked on a wood/coal stove and heated their house with coal.
The comparison is spot on. My grandma had one of the hand cranked singers. Us cousins used to fight over who got to crank it and watch the mechanism from up close. Good times.
@@buckshot4428 Ditto
@@andref8246 My grandmother had a player piano. My sister and I would take turns playing the boogie-woogie on it.
My grandmother had a black foot-cranked Singer, watching this video made me think "I've heard this before", then your comment gave me a flashback to the days my granny was babysitting me.
I absolutely love this video series.
I love how Mae pointed this out: "heaviest piece I've handled *on this series* to date".
I know there's potential for bigger boys.
A friend was involved in some remains recovery on a Battlefield in France and found partially loaded Hotchkiss ammo tray next to the trench they were digging in.
Wow, it's a lot bigger than I expected
that's what she said
Nice! Thank you for the demonstration.
Can I just say that the Minute of Mae logo is simply beautiful?
i like to think the t-shirt money helped pay for all of that glorious lebel going down range
Oooo can't wait for more MoM with Machine Guns.
This can be a facebook group...
Is it cursed that it abbreviates to MOM? Or that op sent it as such.
@@capmadman6486 Othias is Gun Dad, Mae is Gun Mom, Karl is Gun Uncle, and Ian is Gun Jesus.
Gun JESUS 😆😆😆
That was my favourite Minute so far! And I’ve liked all of them!
in 1930 my grand father was a Hotchkiss shooter, cool to hear and to see the machine gun in action. Thanks to make us discover such thing, great chanel. thanks , regards from Poland :-)
My grandfather who was a French soldier had such a machine gun. He fought the entire war from 1914 to 1918. I have a picture of him with this Hotchkiss machine gun. I didn't know the name of this machine gun before seeing this video. Many fighters from his company died. He was wounded by a shell in the leg during the battle of Verdun.
Why am I only now discovering minutes of Mae? This is wicked
That looked fun and the smile on Mae's face says it all
One of my forbears developed these machine guns along with other weaponry, including an early rival to the Gatling gun. Obviously, the Gatling won that arms race. Thanks for this interesting piece!
I would watch 60 minutes of Mae. Any day. Every day.
Highlight of my day, I really like what you guys are doing
A perfect gift for mother's day !
If you adjust the gas system down far enough you can hear it laughing in French hon hon hon.
we don't laugh like that though, that's a silly laughing
thats the aristocrat laugh
These Minutes are f’n awesome
Fantastic vídeo !
Regards from Brazil.
Mae, if not the best thing on RUclips then damn near the best thing on RUclips.
Mae has the best job. Mist be amazing to get to fire real history. Cheers
Definitely the inspiration for the Japanese machine guns of WWII
0:46 - that big nut near the muzzle end is rotating while you're shooting. That's probably not desirable!
Awesome! Thank you so much
Some sandbags on those tripod legs would definitely help with the recoil/vibration.
I absolutely love the sound of this gun
That is BADASS....just like you Mae!
And this is where the Nambu T-92 Heavy Machinegun got its reference.
you mean the HELL of the battlefield!
I saw this machinegun in a museum in India along with other WW1 and WW2 Guns ..... these older weapons are so solid I mean...like they are big iron pieces made to last for eternity ...you can actually feel the weight by looking at them .... notice how later in ww2 etc they started using stamped metal to make small arms instead of milling .... idk if im making sense or not..
@sniper9786 - Your comment makes perfect sense to me.
i really like the look of early machine guns like this
My favorite french machine gun. Is like a Browning M2HB cal .50, but with 7,7 mm ammunition. I love it!
My grandfather who served during the Greek-Italian war was an operator of this weapon.
Always great to see/hear Mae!
This weapon was used in Mexico in "La Decena Tragica" (Ten Tragic Days), a historical event in 1913. If you search for images on Google you can identify the weapon in several photographs.
And somehow my absolute beast of a support character runs while shouldering this thing in Battlefield 1. 😆
@@meenki347 I take it you’ve never played Battlefield 1.
@@meenki347 He means Battlefield 1, a fast-paced WW1 shooter of the Battlefield franchise.
@@enricopaolocoronado2511 yeah we're tired of people always referencing it
@@thatguy-qg9lk It's unavoidable, dude.
there is a LMG version of it
She smiled every time!
The ROF of this gun is rather satisfying.
Not as much dakka but the sound alone is satisfying.
Less dakka cause that powder is burning up in the barrel. Back when machine guns were designed to be full-power sniper rifle precision & stopping power at 1,000 yards but also a machine gun.
So you can totally see how it made sense to all those generals to send a bunch of guys with single shot rifles just running directly into them all in a big bunch or riding their horses..
Mae.... you get to have ALL the fun. I can only speak for myself when I say I'm truly jealous. lol
There's one in my hometowns museum might have too take a look again when I go back home
Sorry about full auto not being monetized😒
I bought a box of those 8mm Lebel rounds on stripper clips way back in the 1980's. I still have most of them.
I do love the way the Hotchkiss looks
Fair lady + beautiful weapon is a sight most irresistable
Recently one of these was found in a bog in northern Norway. It was a big hunk of rust. Now a gunsmith has put it back in working order. :D
Mae gas been doing this really well for quite sometime, so (clears throat) Gazing at my crystal ball (non plural) The year is 2072, Mae still on the range......Ooooh This vintage Mag coil rifle has a lovely trigger and no recoil at all, which is a blessing because otherwise me, my anti grav wheel chair and this cute bobble hat would be in the river behind me....You know I remember when all of this was a shooting range, (gazes across the actual shooting range)
I love play with this weapon in battlefiled 1!
Oh lovely. Awesome firearm
I wish we could enjoy even more of the sound of this particular MG... no digital compression and audio device can do it justice
Easy like Sunday morning ☀️
I believe this gun was used in Medal of Honor Underground but it was belt fed with a ammo box on the side. Hmm
There was a metal 'belt' you could get for vehicle or aircraft use that held 250 rounds, so it may be that version.
Your making me nostalgic for old fps games
Tank crews used a "belt" ammo strip. It was mechanically identical to the rigid strip, but became an ammo belt by being broken into segments of 3 cartridges.
Watch Chieftain's episode on the TKS tankette, that is a good example
@@charlesc.9012 Nice! Thanks for the reply!
I might have said this before but just in case, you all live a charmed life.
Outrageous that any viewers downvoted Mae. Her smile is the show.
Best one minute overviews I’ve ever seen. Thank you.
Extremely stable!
The Japanese had kind of copy of the Hotchkiss MG feed system for their MG, the Type 92 MG, they had Metal strip type of feed system and from afar it both guns look the same.
This kinda looks like it would be good as a Star Wars blaster
Wicked cool. I wouldn't have wanted to face one. I believe some went to Mexico in pursuit of Villa
0:49 Hopefully caught the flash hider rotating it's way off before it actually made it?
Mae's smile!
Some Hotchkiss machine guns arrived to Mexico as early as 1911..there are pictures of the ciudadela revolt in 1913 with gunners using them against the federales..🎉😮
Eyyy, it's a minute of Maeee!
It seems to have a faster rate of fire than I thought.
Excellent
nice showcase
Very interesting to see these World War machine guns. Thanks for uploading 😊
The opening where the piston is must have been real fun to deal with in mud
I thought the same, but you would be surprised that this thing was praised to be extremely reliable
Surprised I haven't seen this in a galaxy far far away... Maybe I just haven't looked everywhere though
It's so big I was surprised it was only rifle caliber
I have the originals instructions of how to use that gun, very detailed, did you used it ?
Now i know what i want from santa this Christmas
Hermosa !!! Saludos de Paraná entre Ríos Argentina Guillermo ⚡💪🇦🇷💪⚡
I always wonder is it possible to continue firing by feeding the clip fast
Yes! There are actually hooks on the ends of the strips so you can hook them together
I would smile widely too...but gun ownership is strictly forbidden in my country. I never shot a single round in my life. Perhaps til I die. But love watching all gun channels.
Your people should fight. I'm blessed to have many guns
@@DamplyDoo Perhaps that's a good thing, gun violence is very rare.
@@MultiDivebomber thankfully it's low in my state and i get to shoot every day. You should take a trip to a state with a famous gun range, you'll be able to shoot in a safe environment
@@DamplyDoo Ideally, it should be like that.
"Hey Enemy! Move left a bit more please. Bit more, bit more. Thats it! Thanks!". *Opens fire.
That's a gentle beast.👍😎
I always like Mae.
This time, I liked Mae in 11 seconds.
Big gun, needs Othias to move it about for her.
The gas block size of this gun I thought was .50 BMG caliber, but it's not due to the rate of fire controller.
What about the Japanese heavy machine gun called the "woodpecker"?
It was made from this design, initially under license, and later Imperial Japan continued to manufacture and use it without legal permission from the patent holder.
Used in the Mexican Revolution 🇲🇽
No safety.... So got to be extra careful it doesn't go off while carrying in a pocket. 😉
Back in 1917 my grandfather used one of those in world war I as a member of a U.S Army machine gun crew.
“You’ll feel it click into place”😅 like I’m ever going to have an antique Italian sub machine gun.
Such a steampunk vibe from this one.
Una ametralladora legendaria en ver acción en varias guerras.
I could totally see this being a laser cannon in Star Wars. don’t really even need any extra widgets on it.
Right? Has those big cooling fins and a conical flash hider. Just run a pair of power cables into the feed port!
Yo I was just wanting a minute of mae on this gun!
I hope you do one on the M2 Bronwning
Is there a factory load for that 8mm lebel?
A qui en mexico la usaron durante la revolucion mexicana 🤠🤠🤠
Love It !