A refinement of the French Hotchkiss Gun, the Portable Model reduced the overall size and weight of the sturdy, piston-driven machine gun, and it saw use as secondary tank armament as well as with infantry and cavalry troops. Blade front and tangent rear sights, both offset to the left to accommodate the feed hardware, with a heavy fluted barrel, a protective steel handguard around the gas piston assembly, and British military proofs on most components. The pistol grip is brass with wooden panels with a combination safety switch/cocking handle and a detachable steel buttstock. Also included with the gun is an extra barrel, a small folding tripod assembly and two wooden boxes with feed strips for 303 British.

Very fine with 75% of the blue finish, showing some light handling marks, spotting and areas of gray patina overall. Some of the components are replacements, and the weapon as a whole is not working; the bolt is jammed partway open, and the barrel will not dismount. The stock is a mixed gray color overall, with a few dings on the handguard and a mixed aged patina on the pistol grip. NOTE: This item is registered with the BATFE as a Machine Gun. Though currently non-functional, it is not a "DEWAT" or "deactivated" in a legal sense and must be transferred, transported, stored or otherwise handled as a functional weapon. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to understand and comply with all relevant rules and regulations, be they federal, state, local or otherwise.