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Hotchkiss|ˈhɒtʃkɪs|
The name of B. B. Hotchkiss (1826–85), American inventor, used attrib. to designate certain cannon and rifles invented by him, and a machine-gun developed by his successors.
1878W. Morgan-Brown Brit. Pat. 3017 30 July, This Invention consists in several important improvements on the Hotchkiss revolving cannon and other machine guns. Ibid., The gunner may have entire control over the laying, sighting, and firing of a Hotchkiss revolving cannon. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 285/1 Hotchkiss Magazine Gun. 1886Harper's Mag. Oct. 793/2 The types adopted by the United States navy are the Hotchkiss revolving cannon and rapid-firing single-shot guns. 1890Handbk. Six-Pounder Hotchkiss Quick-Firing Gun 12 The shell is fitted with..a brass Hotchkiss band. Ibid., The fuze may be either the Nordenfelt or the Hotchkiss, Mark II, pattern. 1890G. S. Clarke Fortification xiii. 191 Twelve Hotchkiss machine guns. 1899–1900Kynoch Jrnl. Dec.–Jan. 31/2 The Hotchkiss Automatic Gun. 1900[see pom-pom]. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 166/1 In the Hotchkiss and also in the Skoda systems the mechanism is of the vertical breech block type. 1908Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 June 906 Hotchkiss... Guns, gun mountings, gun carriages, and other appurtenances and accessories for guns... The Hotchkiss Ordnance Company, Limited,..London,..manufacturers. Ibid., Hotchkiss... Ammunition (explosive). The Hotchkiss Ordnance Company, Limited,..London,..manufacturers. 1926T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (1935) iii. xxviii. 168 The Frenchman began by presenting six Hotchkiss automatics complete with instructors. 1959Chambers's Encycl. V. 676/2 The Hotchkiss light machine-gun..was adopted for cavalry use. |