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Hotchkiss Anyone?

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06 February 2005, 14:05
Easy_Rollins
Hotchkiss Anyone?
Cool Picked this up on the week-end.May use it as a door stop on the kids Cubby-House.
Paid $5 at a car parts swap meet.





Is that a little tear in your green eyes Muzza? boohoo Big Grin


Regards,Shaun.

Kids in the back seat cause accidents,accidents in the back seat cause kids.

06 February 2005, 17:14
NitroX
Is the projectile completely inert?


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06 February 2005, 19:15
Tailgunner
Considering that the projectles base plug is missing (last photo) it most likely is completly inert
06 February 2005, 23:25
Hog Killer
ER,

Very nice, $5 was a steal. I would take care of the Hotchkiss and not let thte kids beat it up playing with it ,as it is collectable. This would be a good start for one of the kids getting into cartridge collecting. I got started into collecting with a 40m/m Bofors round, by the time I quit I had over 180 different rounds, not including variations. The collection was from 50BMG through 8", 1880-1970.

Hog Killer


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08 February 2005, 00:20
muzza
quote:
Is that a little tear in your green eyes Muzza?


Not me mate , although that is a nice 37mm Pom Pom cartridge made by Hotchkiss . Every now and then you luck out and find something nice for not a lot of cash .

I wouldnt use it for a door stopper or let the nose-pickers play with it , it will only get bent and dirty , and lose value .

My collecting field doesnt go that high , although I do have several 37mm specimens , and know a guy who has a South African War era Maxim in his collection


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08 February 2005, 01:22
Easy_Rollins
Don't worry the rug rats won't be going anywhere near it. thumb
I was just baiting the hook.


Regards,Shaun.

Kids in the back seat cause accidents,accidents in the back seat cause kids.

08 February 2005, 11:28
muzza
I guess you were drawn to it by its magnetic level of inertness...? Wink


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08 February 2005, 13:01
Bakes
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08 February 2005, 18:35
NitroX
I have a shell or two at home and always wondered how safe they are. The guy who old them to me at a arms fair said they were so they must be! Wink Confused
08 February 2005, 18:42
NitroX
So what were these rounds designed for? anti-aircraft, anti-tank? Look like a nice sized elephant rifle to me. Big Grin


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08 February 2005, 22:56
muzza
Originally the 37mm was used as a light , rapid fire field piece - capable of around 100 rounds per minute - dont quote me on that , just off the top of my head without finding the relevant text . Hence the name Pom-Pom gun from the sound of it firing .

Brit forces used it as the Maxim gun in South Africa , was used in other Colonial areas as well , in WW1 it was used as a light mountain gun , and eventualll saw use as an aircraft mounted item - I think .Again , no textbook backup .

The round was available as a solid projectile , high explosive - in various configuration , and also as a flak round.

Made by a variety of manufacturers , it isnt uncommon to find a case that hase been reloaded several times , the earlier headstamp bunter markings are crossed out and new ones stamped to designate current loading .Actually a verry interesting cartridge with a long history .


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08 February 2005, 23:34
Hog Killer
I beleive that the original Hotchkiss gun, was a five barrel revolving cannon. Think Gatling Gun on steroids. The movie Rough Riders, has a sceine with the Hotchkiss gun in action, the only film I know of with this gun in it.

Hog Killer


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