Maxim gun

The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884; the weapon became the first automatic firearm in production by Vickers, which used .303 British ammunition and a recoil-operating firing system, and required water cooling. The Maxim gun was greatly influential in the development of machine guns, and it has multiple variants and derivatives.

Maxim gun

The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884; the weapon became the first automatic firearm in production by Vickers, which used .303 British ammunition and a recoil-operating firing system, and required water cooling. The Maxim gun was greatly influential in the development of machine guns, and it has multiple variants and derivatives.