HOTCHKISS

Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826 - 85), American inventor and ordnance maker. Invented and produced a kind of rapid-firing naval gun. These guns, which were made for one-, three- and sixpound projectiles, were first made for the US Navy and later became part of the standard armament of most of the world's navies. These so-called Hotchkiss guns were later supplanted by other guns of larger caliber. —Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia. (5th ACC Glossary Part 1) Final approval 2.12.89

Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826 - 85), American inventor and ordnance maker. Invented and produced a kind of rapid-firing naval gun. These guns, which were made for one-, three- and six-pound projectiles, were first made for the US Navy and later became part of the standard armament of most of the world's navies. These so-called Hotchkiss guns were later supplanted by other guns of larger caliber.Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826 - 1885), American inventor and ordnance maker. He invented a number of improvements in ammunition, rifles, machine guns, naval guns and artillery. His developments of artillery and artillery ammunition expanded to the point where, in 1882, he organized the B.B. Hotchkiss Company, armsmakers, with headquarters in the United States and branch factories in England, France, Germany, Austria, Russia and Italy, manufacturing ordnance and ammunition of many types. Even after his death, his company continued to produce high-quality guns and ammunition.