By Lieutenant Edward W. Very, U.S.N. 9-3/4 inches wide. 12-1/2 inches high, 76 pages plus 30 full page plates. Paris, 1885.The Hotchkiss looked like a Gatling Gun with its number of revolving barrels, but it only has one breechblock which fires the bottom barrel in a reciprocating motion. The Hotchkiss was only made in larger sizes for Naval use and was used more with exploding shells than the Gatling

The pages are fine. The cover has stains and mildew damage with some losses to the spine but is still solid.