A century ago, the American Expeditionary Force entered heavy combat in France, and the Doughboys’ most-used heavy machine gun during the Great War was the French Hotchkiss Model of 1914.

The gun was inoperable until the feed strips could be taken out and reinserted properly. The Benet-Mercie acquired the derisive nickname “daylight gun,” since some felt it was not usable at night.

The Hotchkiss Universal could fold down to nearly half its operating length, but that came at a price—literally.

THE HOTCHKISS REVOLVING GUN.; A FORMIDABLE WEAPON FOR NAVAL OR LAND USE--ITS UTILITY PROVED BY EXPERIMENT.

This article was originally published with the title “The Hotchkiss Revolving Gun” inSA Supplements Vol. 11 No. 275supp(April 1881), p. 4384doi:10.1038/scientificamerican04091881-4384asupp ...

This article was originally published with the title “Hotchkiss Machine Guns” in SA Supplements Vol. 19 No. 493supp (June 1885), p. 7864 doi:10.1038 ...

Two Burlington City men have been charged with shooting at each other during a daylight, running gun battle earlier this month in the city. Shaun Causey, 38, and Jamaar White, 32, each face ...

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.

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A gunman was captured on surveillance video approaching a man on a Bronx street and whacking him on the head with the weapon during a botched robbery attempt — two days after he flashed his gun ...

Two Burlington City men have been charged with shooting at each other during a daylight, running gun battle earlier this month in the city. Shaun Causey, 38, and Jamaar White, 32, each face ...