The most commonly issued machine gun to the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the gas-operated French Model of 1914 Hotchkiss in 8x50 mm R Lebel. The height of the “Omnibus” tripod (above ...

Only the end of World War II, and Japan’s defeat, would bring an end to Hotchkiss-style machine guns in Japanese service. One of the most infantry-heavy armies of World War II was the Imperial ...

The design for the machine gun was finalized in France, where it was known as the Hotchkiss, serving as the front-line machine gun during World War I. The Imperial Japanese Army came into being ...

The idea of a folding gun is one that comes up every few years ... were designed primarily for portability. For example, the Hotchkiss Universal. Designed in the late 1940s and first brought ...

On board the revenue cutter Gresham, which was the flagship of the patrol fleet off Sandy Hook yesterday, much excitement was caused by the breaking loose of an 1,800-pound Hotchkiss gun.

At the beginning of the war (1939-1945) merchant ships were fitted with a 4" gun of uncertain vintage. The gun was placed on the poop and was purely for defence against surface craft. The ...