'The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Twin Hotchkiss gun crew on board the merchant ship SS SCYTHIA at action stations, about to open fire on an enemy aircraft'. Comment : This in fact appears to show twin Vickers K machine-guns. Comment : The above comment is incorrect, these are indeed Hotchkiss light machine guns (aka Mk I / M1909 Benét-Mercié / Portative), and appear to have the 50-round 'belt' coiled above.

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