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Hotchkiss Gun

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A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hotchkiss Gun'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hotchkiss-gun.html. 1828.
 
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