Maxim machine gun
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19th-century invention
fully automatic weapon
heavy machine gun
recoil-operated firearm
water-cooled machine gun
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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| 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
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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 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "M1910 Russian Maxim"
subject surface form: "Hiram Maxim"