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| name = George Hyde
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|1|4}}
| death_date = December, 1963
| birth_place = Arpfingen, Germany
| death_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States
| occupation = Machinist, gunsmith and gun designer
| nationality = American
| known_for = Designing the [[M3 grease gun]], designing the FP-45 [[Liberator pistol]]
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'''George J. Hyde''' Sr. (born '''Heide'''; January 4, 1888 – December 1963) was a German-born American machinist, gunsmith and gun designer best known for his submachine guns. He was born in Apfingen, Germany. Already a skilled machinist, he immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1927. His family followed the next year.

Before 1935 George J. Hyde was a machinist and shop foreman at [[Griffin & Howe]]. He quit Griffin & Howe and went on to become the co-owner of Leonard & Hyde in New York. He partnered with Samuel A. "Harry" Leonard, an expert shotgun and rifle stock maker, who had trained at [[James Purdey & Sons]] of London. Hyde also did contract gunsmithing work for Roberts and Kimball in Woburn, Massachusetts. The latter was an early semi-custom maker of rifles chambered in [[.257 Roberts]].

==Hyde's gun designs==

Hyde was the chief gun designer for the [[Inland Division]] of General Motors during World War II. He also did gun design work for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]]. Among others, he was the designer or co-designer of these guns:

* The '''[[Hyde Model 33]]''', a prototype submachine gun.
* The '''[[Hyde Model 35]]''', a prototype submachine gun. A patent was issued to Hyde for this model on August 4, 1936.
* The '''[[M2 Hyde]]''' submachine gun.
* The '''[[M3 grease gun]]'' submachine gun. About 700,000 were produced at a unit cost of around $20 each.
* The '''[[FP-45 Liberator]] pistol'''. About 1,000,000 were produced at a unit cost of $2.10 each.
* The [[Bendix Hyde carbine]], a prototype he designed for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]] that never went into production.

==Personal life==

Hyde was married in Germany about 1917, to German-born Margaretta ("Greta") Levy (1895–1985). Their first child was George J. Hyde Jr., born 9 March 1918 in Germany. He died in 1999 in Florida. They also had a daughter, Giselle, born about 1924 in Germany.

George Sr. died in Brooklyn, New York in December 1963.

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 Although his name is not as well-known as other gun designers of the era, he designed several high-profile fiarearms. He is perhaps ''most'' known for designing the [[M3 Grease Gun|M3 Submachine Gun]] for the U.S. military, which would (mostly) replace the [[M1/M1A1 Thompson|Thompson Submachine Gun]]. He also designed the [[FP-45 Liberator]], a small, cheaply made single shot .45 ACP pistol meant to be dropped into Axis-occupied territory during WWII. They were "a gun to get a gun", as many have put it.
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 * [[Hyde M1944]] - A prototype gun based on the M1/M1A1 Thompson. Full auto, chambered in .30 Carbine, and features a quick-change barrel copied from the German [[MG 42]]. As of the creation of this article, it was only recently identified after pictures had been circulating for many years.
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	* [[Hyde M1944]] - A prototype gun based on the M1/M1A1 Thompson. Full auto, chambered in .30 Carbine, and features a quick-change barrel copied from the German [[MG 42]]. As of the creation of this article, it was only recently identified after pictures had been circulating for many years.		* [[Hyde M1944]] - A prototype gun based on the M1/M1A1 Thompson. Full auto, chambered in .30 Carbine, and features a quick-change barrel copied from the German [[MG 42]]. As of the creation of this article, it was only recently identified after pictures had been circulating for many years.

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−	Hyde was married in Germany about 1917, to German-born Margaretta ("Greta") Levy (1895–1985). Their first child was George J. Hyde Jr., born 9 March 1918 in Germany. He died in 1999 in Florida. They also had a daughter, Giselle, born about 1924 in Germany.
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	'''George J. Hyde''' Sr. (born '''Heide'''; January 4, 1888 – December 1963) was a German-born American machinist, gunsmith and gun designer best known for his submachine guns. He was born in Apfingen, Germany. Already a skilled machinist, he immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1927. His family followed the next year. Hyde was married in Germany about 1917, to German-born Margaretta ("Greta") Levy (1895–1985). Their first child was George J. Hyde Jr., born 9 March 1918 in Germany. He died in 1999 in Florida. They also had a daughter, Giselle, born about 1924 in Germany.		'''George J. Hyde''' Sr. (born '''Heide'''; January 4, 1888 – December 1963) was a German-born American machinist, gunsmith and gun designer best known for his submachine guns. He was born in Apfingen, Germany. Already a skilled machinist, he immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1927. His family followed the next year. Hyde was married in Germany about 1917, to German-born Margaretta ("Greta") Levy (1895–1985). Their first child was George J. Hyde Jr., born 9 March 1918 in Germany. He died in 1999 in Florida. They also had a daughter, Giselle, born about 1924 in Germany.

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 '''George J. Hyde''' Sr. (born '''Heide'''; January 4, 1888 – December 1963) was a German-born American machinist, gunsmith and gun designer best known for his submachine guns. He was born in Apfingen, Germany. Already a skilled machinist, he immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1927.  His family followed the next year.
 Before 1935 George J. Hyde was a machinist and shop foreman at [[Griffin & Howe]]. He quit Griffin & Howe and went on to become the co-owner of Leonard & Hyde in New York. He partnered with Samuel A. "Harry" Leonard, an expert shotgun and rifle stock maker, who had trained at [[James Purdey & Sons]] of London.  Hyde also did contract gunsmithing work for Roberts and Kimball in Woburn, Massachusetts. The latter was an early semi-custom maker of rifles chambered in [[.257 Roberts]].
-Although his name is not as well-known as other gun designers of the era, he designed several high-profile fiarearms. He is perhaps ''most'' known for designing the [[M3 Grease Gun|M3 Submachine Gun]] for the U.S. military, which would (mostly) replace the [[M1/M1A1 Thompson|Thompson Submachine Gun]].
+Although his name is not as well-known as other gun designers of the era, he designed several high-profile fiarearms. He is perhaps ''most'' known for designing the [[M3 Grease Gun|M3 Submachine Gun]] for the U.S. military, which would (mostly) replace the [[M1/M1A1 Thompson|Thompson Submachine Gun]]. He also designed the [[FP-45 Liberator]], a small, cheaply made single shot .45 ACP pistol meant to be dropped into Axis-occupied territory during WWII. They were "a gun to get a gun", as many have put it.
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 * [[FP-45 Liberator]] pistol - About 1,000,000 were produced at a unit cost of $2.10 each. Was meant as a "gun to get a gun" of sorts, for those under Axis occupation.
 * [[Bendix Hyde carbine]] - a prototype he designed for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]] that never went into production.

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 Before 1935 George J. Hyde was a machinist and shop foreman at [[Griffin & Howe]]. He quit Griffin & Howe and went on to become the co-owner of Leonard & Hyde in New York. He partnered with Samuel A. "Harry" Leonard, an expert shotgun and rifle stock maker, who had trained at [[James Purdey & Sons]] of London.  Hyde also did contract gunsmithing work for Roberts and Kimball in Woburn, Massachusetts. The latter was an early semi-custom maker of rifles chambered in [[.257 Roberts]].
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 * [[Hyde Model 33]] - a prototype submachine gun.
 * [[Hyde Model 35]] - a prototype submachine gun. A patent was issued to Hyde for this model on August 4, 1936.
-* [[M2 Hyde]] submachine gun.
+* [[M2 Hyde]] submachine gun. Never actually issued or adopted, and was replaced by Hyde's own M3 SMG.
-* [[M3 grease gun]] submachine gun - About 700,000 were produced at a unit cost of around $20 each.
+* [[M3 Grease Gun]] - .45 ACP submachine gun. About 700,000 were produced at a unit cost of around $20 each.
-* [[FP-45 Liberator]] pistol - About 1,000,000 were produced at a unit cost of $2.10 each.
+* [[FP-45 Liberator]] pistol - About 1,000,000 were produced at a unit cost of $2.10 each. Was meant as a "gun to get a gun" of sorts, for those under Axis occupation.
 * [[Bendix Hyde carbine]] - a prototype he designed for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]] that never went into production.
 ==Personal life==

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 Hyde was the chief gun designer for the [[Inland Division]] of General Motors during World War II. He also did gun design work for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]]. Among others, he was the designer or co-designer of these guns:
-* The '''[[Hyde Model 33]]''', a prototype submachine gun.
+* [[Hyde Model 33]], a prototype submachine gun.
-* The '''[[Hyde Model 35]]''', a prototype submachine gun. A patent was issued to Hyde for this model on August 4, 1936.
+* [[Hyde Model 35]], a prototype submachine gun. A patent was issued to Hyde for this model on August 4, 1936.
-* The '''[[M2 Hyde]]''' submachine gun.
+* [[M2 Hyde]] submachine gun.
-* The '''[[M3 grease gun]]'' submachine gun. About 700,000 were produced at a unit cost of around $20 each.
+* [[M3 grease gun]] submachine gun. About 700,000 were produced at a unit cost of around $20 each.
-* The '''[[FP-45 Liberator]] pistol'''. About 1,000,000 were produced at a unit cost of $2.10 each.
+* [[FP-45 Liberator]] pistol. About 1,000,000 were produced at a unit cost of $2.10 each.
-* The [[Bendix Hyde carbine]], a prototype he designed for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]] that never went into production.
+* [[Bendix Hyde carbine]], a prototype he designed for [[Bendix Aviation Corporation]] that never went into production.