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Why does this look like some kind of bizarre steampunk gun?

Battlefield 1 was made by DICE.

Huot Automatic Rifle

A machinegun developed for the Canadian armed forces by Joseph Huot, created by converting the Ross rifle into a fully-automatic weapon.
Despite the resulting weapon being ugly, having horrendous ergonomics and only capable of firing in full-auto, it was 20 times cheaper than the Lewis Gun, sturdy and reliable and was well received by the soldiers who used it.
The Canadian Army adopted the weapon and put an order for 5000 rifles.
However, the war ended before any of the weapons could be put into service. Of the 5 known to have been built, only 4 are known to still remain today.

Name: Huot Automatic Rifle

Manufacturer: Ross/Dominion Rifle Factory
Class: light machine gun
Caliber: .303 British
Action: fully automatic, ~475 RPM
Ammunition type: detachable drum magazine
Ammunition capacity: 25-round detachable drum magazine
weight: ~8.6 Kg

Description
Why does this look like some kind of bizarre steampunk gun?

Battlefield 1 was made by DICE.

Huot Automatic Rifle

A machinegun developed for the Canadian armed forces by Joseph Huot, created by converting the Ross rifle into a fully-automatic weapon.
Despite the resulting weapon being ugly, having horrendous ergonomics and only capable of firing in full-auto, it was 20 times cheaper than the Lewis Gun, sturdy and reliable and was well received by the soldiers who used it.
The Canadian Army adopted the weapon and put an order for 5000 rifles.
However, the war ended before any of the weapons could be put into service. Of the 5 known to have been built, only 4 are known to still remain today.

Name: Huot Automatic Rifle

Manufacturer: Ross/Dominion Rifle Factory
Class: light machine gun
Caliber: .303 British
Action: fully automatic, ~475 RPM
Ammunition type: detachable drum magazine
Ammunition capacity: 25-round detachable drum magazine
weight: ~8.6 Kg