The Hotchkiss M1922 was a light machine gun manufactured by Hotchkiss. It was never adopted in large numbers by the French Army; nevertheless, it was exported to many European and Latin American countries under the names Hotchkiss M1926 or Hotchkiss M1934.
== Description == The Fusil-Mitrailleur (FM) Model 1922 is a classic weapon with a fixed stock, pistol grip, and wooden handguard. It has a non-telescopic folding bipod. Both the cocking handle and ejection port is located on the right side. The FM's caliber varied with the user, being chambered in a wide range of calibres and fed from either 20-round overhead magazines (Spanish model) or an 15-round feed strip. Its maximum range is 2,000 meters, and it had a regulator mechanism that would allow the user to adjust the rate of fire.
Use
The Hotchkiss M1922 was used with great success by the Greek Army during Greco-Italian War during the fight against the Royal Italian Army. It was also used by the Chinese Nationalist Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War to fight against the Japanese Imperial Army and was frequently used in the Spanish Civil War by the Nationalist and in small numbers, the Republicans.
== Versions == There were several versions with different feed systems, calibers and improvements, among which were the Hotchkiss M1924 and M1926, the last of which spawned the Greek EYP Hotchkiss.
== Users == Brazil — Model 1922 in 7mm Mauser Czechoslovakia — Received 1000 M1924 (vz. 24) in 7.92mm Mauser France — Mitrailleuse légère Hotchkiss type 1934, used in French Liban and French Indochina. Greece — Hotchkiss Model 1926 chambered in 6.5mm Greek and 7.92mm Mauser, 6000 used. China — Received ~3,500 in 7.92mm Mauser between 1931 and 1939 Spain — 3,000 Hotchkiss Model 1922 O.C. (Oviedo and A Coruña), in 7×57mm Mauser Spanish Republic — From Spanish Army and Czechoslovakia United Kingdom — .303 British, only for evaluation Turkey — 7.92×57mm Mauser Viet Minh — Used during First Indochina War
