{{infobox weapon | name = Hotchkiss Type Universal | image = Submachine gun Hotchkiss Type Universal.jpg | caption = | origin = {{flagcountry|France}} | type = Submachine gun <!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged = YES <!-- Service history -->| service = | used_by = | wars = <!-- Production history --> | designer = | design_date = 1949 | manufacturer = Hotchkiss et Cie | unit_cost = | production_date = | number = | variants = semi-automatic, full automatic <!-- General specifications -->| spec_label = | weight = | length = | part_length = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> | cartridge = 9×19mm Parabellum | cartridge_weight = | caliber = 9mm | barrels = 1 | action = Blowback | rate = | velocity = | range = | max_range = | feed = 30/32 round box magazine | sights = Iron }}
The '''Hotchkiss''' "type Universal" is a submachine gun manufactured in France after World War II.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotchkiss "type Universal"|url=http://www.nazarian.no/wep.asp?id=702&group_id=4&country_id=59&lang=0|publisher=Nazarian|accessdate=11 July 2011}}</ref> It was originally designed as a semi-automatic police carbine, but a full automatic version was made. It fires from a closed bolt. Its most notable feature is that it folds up into a very compact package and unfolds easily and relatively quickly. The semi-automatic version was exported in very limited numbers to many countries. Many were also exported to Venezuela and Morocco.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/pRrFWQXl-RE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130720081614/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrFWQXl-RE&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrFWQXl-RE| title = Hotchkiss Universal SMG | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Users== *{{flagcountry|France}}: Used by police; issued to foreign legionnaires in Indochina for field testing<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=TAB |date=2020-04-27 |title=Hotchkiss Type Universal |url=https://armourersbench.com/2020/04/27/hotchkiss-type-universal/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=The Armourers Bench |language=en}}</ref> *{{flagcountry|Morocco}}<ref name=":1" /> *{{flagcountry|Venezuela}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCollum |first=Ian |date=2013-01-25 |title=Arms of the Venezuelan Coup |url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/arms-of-the-venezuelan-coup/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Forgotten Weapons |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Conflicts == *Indochina War<ref name=":0" /> *Soviet-Afghan War<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2009-06-22 |title=HOTCHKISS SUBMACHINE GUNS - Small Arms Review |url=https://smallarmsreview.com/hotchkiss-submachine-guns/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also == *List of submachine guns *Gevarm D4 *MAT-49 *Sola submachine gun *Vigneron submachine gun
==References== <References/>
Category:9mm Parabellum submachine guns Category:Submachine guns of France Category:Cold War weapons of France Category:Infantry weapons of the Cold War Category:Submachine guns of the Cold War Category:Hotchkiss et Cie
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