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the 40mm Hotchkiss revolver gun

kz11gr

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Hello

Here a link about the 40mm Hotchkiss revolver gun .

http://www.maquetland.com/v2/index.php?page=vision&id=1669&type=photos


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There is also one in the Naval Museum in Montevideo.
 

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Some of these were still in service in WW1. They were used to cover the dry moats around forts, hence the shrapnel rounds.
 
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