Hotchkiss arms factory at Saint-Denis
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The Hotchkiss arms factory at Saint-Denis was a late-19th-century French industrial plant known for producing innovative artillery and machine guns that equipped numerous armies worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arms factory
ⓘ
industrial plant ⓘ |
| category |
French arms manufacturers
ⓘ
industrial heritage of Saint-Denis ⓘ |
| contributedTo | modernization of military firepower ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| equipped |
French Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous foreign armies ⓘ |
| era | industrialization era in France ⓘ |
| exportedTo | multiple countries worldwide ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative artillery designs
ⓘ
innovative machine guns ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saint-Denis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin B. Hotchkiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hotchkiss et Cie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfIndustry |
arms industry
ⓘ
defense industry ⓘ |
| product |
Hotchkiss machine guns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
artillery pieces ⓘ cannons ⓘ |
| significance | major French center of arms manufacture ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
artillery production
ⓘ
machine gun production ⓘ |
| technologyType | industrial mass production of weapons ⓘ |
| usedBy |
armies worldwide
ⓘ
various European armies ⓘ |
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