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Edgar William Brandt (1880-1960) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 ironworker
Ironwork

Ironwork is any weapon, Visual arts, utensil or architectural feature made of iron especially used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork wrought iron and cast iron....
, prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars
Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is a Muzzleloader indirect fire weapon that fires shell at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing Ballistics trajectories. It typically has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
 that were very widely copied throughout and subsequent to World War II. He also invented discarding-sabot
Sabot

A sabot is a device used in a firearm or cannon to fire a projectile, such as a bullet, that is smaller than the caliber diameter. The term is also applied to a battery stub case, a device used similarly to make a small battery usable instead of a List of battery sizes one....
 artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
 shells, and contributed substantially through his development of HEAT rifle grenades to the development of effective HEAT-warhead weapons for infantry anti-tank use.

In 1902, Brandt set up the business établissements Brandt, where he produced ironwork and light armaments; this was based at 76 rue Michel-Ange in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
.

His company was nationalised in 1936, and subsequently it purchased several engineering companies including the société Mécanique Industrielle de Précision (MIP) at Tulle
Tulle

Tulle is a communes of France of France, capital of the Corr?ze Departments of France in the Limousin region in central France and the episcopal see of the eponymous Roman Catholic diocese, the Bishopric of Tulle....
 in 1938.






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Edgar William Brandt (1880-1960) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 ironworker
Ironwork

Ironwork is any weapon, Visual arts, utensil or architectural feature made of iron especially used for decoration. There are two main types of ironwork wrought iron and cast iron....
, prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars
Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is a Muzzleloader indirect fire weapon that fires shell at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing Ballistics trajectories. It typically has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
 that were very widely copied throughout and subsequent to World War II. He also invented discarding-sabot
Sabot

A sabot is a device used in a firearm or cannon to fire a projectile, such as a bullet, that is smaller than the caliber diameter. The term is also applied to a battery stub case, a device used similarly to make a small battery usable instead of a List of battery sizes one....
 artillery
Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
 shells, and contributed substantially through his development of HEAT rifle grenades to the development of effective HEAT-warhead weapons for infantry anti-tank use.

In 1902, Brandt set up the business établissements Brandt, where he produced ironwork and light armaments; this was based at 76 rue Michel-Ange in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
.

His company was nationalised in 1936, and subsequently it purchased several engineering companies including the société Mécanique Industrielle de Précision (MIP) at Tulle
Tulle

Tulle is a communes of France of France, capital of the Corr?ze Departments of France in the Limousin region in central France and the episcopal see of the eponymous Roman Catholic diocese, the Bishopric of Tulle....
 in 1938. The same year, Brandt opened a major facility at La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin

La Fert?-Saint-Aubin is a Communes of France in the Loiret Departments of France in north-central France....
 which became the company's headquarters.

In 1956 Hotchkiss et Cie
Hotchkiss et Cie

Soci?t? Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie was a French arms and car company established by United States engineer Benjamin B....
 merged with établissements Brandt to form the Hotchkiss-Brandt company, which ten years later merged with Thomson
Thomson-CSF

Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defense contractor. In December 2000 it was renamed Thales Group....
 and became Thomson-Brandt Armements. After further evolutions, the company is now called TDA Armements SAS and is a part of the Thales Group
Thales Group

The Thales Group is a French electronics company delivering information technology and services for the Aerospace, defence , and Security markets....
.

Products


Some of the products designed and built by Brandt's company and its successors include:

  • Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar
  • Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1
    Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1

    The Mortier 120mm Ray? Tract? Mod?le F1 is a heavy mortar used by the French Army.The MO-120-RT-61 was designed by Thomson-Brandt. It is currently used by the French Army, and produced under licence by Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Brazil, Turkey and the USA....