GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
HOTCHKISS 1914 PORTABLE MACHINE GUN MADE FOR BRAZIL (C&R). HOTCHKISS PORTATIVE 144 7MM MODERN; NFA; C&R Cal. 7mm. 23-1/2" bbl. French made portable Hotchkiss with fixed wooden stock made under contract for Brazil. Marked on left side of receiver "MITRAILLEUSE LEGERE HOTCHKISS/BREVETEE S.G.D.G. CALIBRE 7 M/M". Gun appears to have all external SN matching parts. Bbl, bbl retaining collar, bolt, charging handle, feed shuttle and buttstock. Mechanics are fine. Bbl threaded for flash hider which is not present. Brazilian crest on right side of receiver. Bi-pod legs and spring clips present and serviceable. This is a National Firearms Act item and requires BATF approval prior to transfer. This weapon is fully transferable on an ATF form 3 or 4 as Curio & Relic eligible. PROVENANCE: The class III weapons formerly on loan to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. CONDITION: Overall finish and appearance is good to very good with about 60% blue finish thinning along receiver and forend assembly. Bbl retains significantly more finish. Wooden buttstock has some scratches and brassing to bottom of hand grip and 1″ crack on left side where it meets receiver and also on right side extending about an inch to the rear of the tang in a curving radius forward, but is otherwise complete and serviceable. Mechanics are fine. Mechanism functions smoothly when operated by hand. This weapon appears fully functional. Bore has strong rifling with slight darkness to grooves. Bolt face is excellent. Gas nut is clean with only slight pitting. This weapon appears as if someone just took it from a Brazilian soldier and brought it home. Nice orig, unaltered condition. The Hotchkiss design was dependable and effective as a slow firing machine gun and was used by several countries during and after WWI. It's design is very popular with those who own specimens. If one has access to the French made Turkish 8mm kits this gun can be converted to fire the popular 8mm. Feed strips interchange. 53092-1 JWK51 (7,500-12,000)