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    Might anyone help identify the firearm seen in the attached photo?

    Might anyone help identify the firearm seen in the attached photo?

    Thanks in advance for the feedback gentlemen.


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    Hard to tell from the quality of the pic, but it looks a but like an MP40:

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    Possibly a US M3 "grease gun"?

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    Might it be french possibly?

    It appears close to an MP 40 I agree, but something just doesn't seem right about where the barrel meets the receiver for this to be the case. (I fully admit, I might be very wrong on this. haha)

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    It looks like a Frenchicon Hotchkiss "Type Universal" in 9mm

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    RCS is correct.

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    Amazing, I reckon you're right sir.

    Thank you very much for the feedback.

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    It looks like a Frenchicon Hotchkiss "Type Universal" in 9mm

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    I'm late to this party, but I would have said Frenchicon, as well.

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    Defo a Hotchkiss universal, it has a bit of a party trick in that the mag and the stock fold into a pretty tight para trooper gun.

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