Original French WWI Hotchkiss MLE 1900 Machine Gun Partial Parts Set - Dated 1906 Featured Item headed " Schutz des Auges"

headed " Schutz des Auges" and gives Manufacturer's name and address: CARL ZEISS of Jena

Since either beam enters the instrument at a slightly different angle the resulting image

Frary & Clark (L F & C) REP Co

it was still being used by Vietnamese Viet Cong as late as 1970

Nipples are all in good functional condition

Original French WWI Hotchkiss MLE 1900 Machine Gun Partial Parts Set - Dated 1906 Featured Item headed " Schutz des Auges"Original Item: Only One Available. The Mle 1914 was the last version of a series of nearly identical Hotchkiss designs : the Mle 1897, Mle 1900 and the Mle 1908. This is a very nice condition partial parts set. Featuring, brass pistol grip and other parts, heavy barrel, matched serial numbers and best of all a BATF approved original de militarized receiver nicely marked: MITRAILLEUS AUTOMATIQUE HOTCHKISS CALIBRE 8 m m Mo 298 FEU SURETE 1906M CENTER>