Original Item. Only One Available. The 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun from the 1930s, built by the Hotchkiss arsenal, that saw service in the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War and the Indochina War. Light and mobile, it could be improvised into a portée weapon by its users. This shell is Not Available for Export.

This is a nice example of a French 25mm shell for the Hotchkiss AT gun. This example is for the 25 AC MLE 1934 variant. The So-called de forteresse (fortress version), was adopted to equip the Maginot Line. The 25mm gun was not used alone but as a mixed weapon. It was therefore associated with a twinning of Reibel machine guns sharing the same ball joint in a "trumelage"[8] which had a single sight, common to both types of weapons. The length of the tube was reduced depending on the type of bell in which the trumelage was to be mounted, the length of the field gun being kept by the mounting in the casemate.

The shell is 10¼” long and in good shape overall. The bottom of the casing is dated 2-37 for manufacture in February 1937. The side of the shell is stamped twice overlapping with CHARGE FORTE. A great example, ready for further research and display.

Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.

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