British .303cal Portative Hotchkiss Part Set with De-Milled Receiver & Tripod Scabbards & Sheaths Very unusual to find WW2

Very unusual to find WW2 desert camouflage material today

This new design prevented accidental contact with the knob from disturbing the sight setting: the knob had to be deliberately pressed inwards to engage

after installing fresh D batteries

Four magazines are included but dummy ammo is not included

British .303cal Portative Hotchkiss Part Set with De-Milled Receiver & Tripod Scabbards & Sheaths Very unusual to find WW2Original Item: Dating from the WWI era these British "Hotchkiss" Pattern machine guns were designated as "Cavalry" guns and became known as the "Portative". Issued for field use on a small "Crow's Foot" Tripod these were also installed in WWI tanks. In . 303 cal. they were fed using metal Feed Strips. Now, we have just acquired a few original "Receiver Parts Sets" never before available. Each Receiver Set comes from an original gun and is torch cut