Maxim machine gun
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The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxim machine gun canonical | 3 |
| M1910 Russian Maxim | 2 |
| Maxim machine gun to military customers | 1 |
| Mitrailleuse | 1 |
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Target entity: Maxim machine gun Context triple: [Imperial Russian Army, usedEquipment, Maxim machine gun]
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MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
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Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
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E.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maxim machine gun Target entity description: The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
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A.
MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
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B.
Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle was a 19th-century single-shot bolt-action military rifle that served as a standard infantry weapon of the Imperial Russian Army.
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C.
Carcano rifle
The Carcano rifle is an Italian bolt-action military rifle most widely known as the weapon used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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D.
Mosin–Nagant rifle
The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.
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E.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century invention
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fully automatic weapon ⓘ heavy machine gun ⓘ recoil-operated firearm ⓘ water-cooled machine gun ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
British Army
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German Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ United States Army ⓘ various European armies ⓘ |
| category |
crew-served weapons
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early machine guns ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled barrel jacket ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedInYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| displayedAt | various military museums worldwide ⓘ |
| eraOfUse |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| feedSystem | belt-fed ⓘ |
| firstPatentedInYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| firstPublicDemonstrationYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | revolutionized infantry and defensive warfare ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maxim machine gun
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
M1910 Russian Maxim
MG 08 machine gun ⓘ Vickers machine gun ⓘ other early 20th-century machine guns ⓘ |
| inventor |
Sir Hiram Maxim
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surface form:
Hiram Stevens Maxim
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| manufacturer |
Maxim Gun Company
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surface form:
Maxim-Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company
Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers, Sons and Maxim
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| mounting |
tripod mount
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wheeled mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sir Hiram Maxim
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surface form:
Hiram Maxim
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| notableFeature |
first widely adopted fully automatic machine gun
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significantly increased battlefield firepower ⓘ |
| notableUser |
British Army
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surface form:
British Empire forces
Imperial German Army ⓘ
surface form:
German Imperial Army
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Imperial Army
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| operatingPrinciple | short recoil operation ⓘ |
| powerSource | recoil energy of fired cartridge ⓘ |
| rateOfFireApprox | 500–600 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | thumb-operated trigger and safety arrangements ⓘ |
| typicalCaliber |
.303 British
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7.62×54mmR ⓘ 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Russo-Japanese War
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Second Boer War ⓘ World War I ⓘ various colonial wars ⓘ |
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Subject: Maxim machine gun Description of subject: The Maxim machine gun is a pioneering late 19th-century recoil-operated, water-cooled heavy machine gun that became one of the first fully automatic weapons widely adopted by major armies around the world.
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