1. portative - Noun
2. portative - Adjective
Portable.
Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe weapon first entered service in 1902 and predated the Hotchkiss Portative and Chauchat and was arguably the very first portable machine gun produced. Source: Internet