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Vintage Hotchkiss photo

Just a neat old photo to spice up your Saturday…

Think he’s going to hit that airplane?

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Hotchkiss Portative video

The Hotchkiss Portative was the British variation of a light machine gun used widely in World War I. It was also used by the French, Belgian, and American armies (In the US, it was adopted as the M1909 Benet-Mercier). This British example is chambered in .303 and in very good shape for its age. Shall [...]