Original British WWI Hotchkiss Portative Display Light Machine Gun Hand Select:Yes The markings on the rear

The markings on the rear top barrel flat are in a similar condition

The float light was a smoke-producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or night

The PPS was created in response to a Red Army requirement for a compact and lightweight weapon with similar accuracy and projectile energy to the Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun widely deployed at the time

Blade Style: Single Edged "Butcher" with Fuller

Target: Ordnance Supplies

Original British WWI Hotchkiss Portative Display Light Machine Gun Hand Select:Yes The markings on the rearOriginal Item: British WWI manufacture, this is the Hotchkiss . 30 Caliber pattern Portative cavalry Display Machine Guns constructed from all original parts on a machined display receiver. Complete with markings, Crows Foot Tripod and detachable "L" shoulder stock. These were extensively used in WWI, being the first portable machine gun. Very intricate and very rare. Hotchkiss Mark I Light Machine Gun In British Service The Hotchkiss Portative has a