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M1910 7.62 Maxim (Heavy machine gun)

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The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born Briton Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884.

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An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy

It was adopted by the British Army in 1889, and first used by Britain`s colonial forces in the Matabele war in 1893-1894. In one engagement, 50 soldiers fought off 5,000 warriors with just four Maxim guns.

Red army soldiers, end of 1920s-beginning of 1930s with Maxim Gun.
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The PM M1910 was a heavy machine gun used by the Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during World War II. It was adopted in 1910 and was derived from Hiram Maxim's Maxim gun, chambered for the standard Russian 7.62x54mmR rifle cartridge.

The M1910 was mounted on a wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the SG-43 Goryunov, starting in 1943. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted (PV-1) and naval variants.

Specifications
Weight 64.3 kg (139.6 lbs)
Length 1067 mm
Barrel length 721 mm
Cartridge 7.62x54mmR
Action short recoil,Toggle locked
Rate of fire 600 round/min
Muzzle velocity 740 m/s (2,427.2 ft/s)
Feed system 250 round belt
 
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