The Hotchkiss M1914 was developed in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It should be noted that the 1914 model was not the first and the first prototype appeared around 1900. Successive improvements to this machine gun made it more robust and resistant, as well as being easily manageable for the operators who used it. The most characteristic of the Hotchkiss is its peculiar design; There are two qualities that are iconic of this machine gun. First the way to reload the weapon. The same was carried out with long combs of 30 cartridges, although these were coupled to each other producing a continuity. On the other hand, after using it uninterruptedly for a noticeable period of time, the barrel overheated, as is normal, to disperse this heat it had five large circular fins on the barrel that allowed it to continue shooting without problems. The gas cylinder located under the barrel had an adjustable piston that could be adjusted to the normal rate of 450 rounds / minute. The Hotchkiss had only 32 parts, including 4 springs (helical type), but no bolts or pins, making it easy and simple to disassemble and maintain. All parts of the machine gun were made in such a way that it was impossible to assemble them incorrectly. The Hotchkiss fired from an open bolt, a feature common to all modern machine guns (to avoid \"firing\" cartridges), but nevertheless a first in 1897.