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Expeditionary Corps in Europe as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat and M1909 Benet-Mercie machine guns.
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Expeditionary Corps in Europe as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat and M1909 Benet-Mercie machine guns.
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In the latter class, the Lewis, Benet-Mercie, and Hotchkiss, running from 17 to 25 lbs., are fair examples.
The Emma Gees Herbert Wes McBride
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The Colt, Benet-Mercie, Hotchkiss and Lewis are in this class.
The Emma Gees Herbert Wes McBride
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Hotchkiss and Benet-Mercie use clips of from twenty to thirty rounds, while the Lewis is fed from a round, flat, pan-shaped magazine holding forty-seven rounds.
The Emma Gees Herbert Wes McBride
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These guns are automatic machine rifles, firing ordinary rifle cartridges, which (in the Benet-Mercie weapon, a French invention which we have adopted) are supplied in brass clips of thirty.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901
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