The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim. It was the first fully automatic machine gun in the world. [15] The Maxim gun has been called "the weapon most associated with imperial conquest" by historian Martin Gilbert, [16] and was heavily used by colonial powers during the "Scramble for Africa".

'Maxim Model 1910 machine gun'), or PM M1910, is a heavy machine gun based on the Maxim gun, that was used by the Imperial Russian Army, Navy and Air Service during World War I, then by the Red, White and Green armies during the Russian Civil War, and later by the Soviet Armed Forces during World War II.

Nov 28, 2017 · During the Matabele War of 1893-4, fifty British infantrymen with four Maxim guns held off 5,000 Matabele in a 90-minute engagement, killing 3,000 of their attackers.

Feb 19, 2025 · Maxim machine gun, first fully automatic machine gun (q.v.), developed by engineer and inventor Hiram Maxim in about 1884, while he was residing in England. It was manufactured by Vickers and was sometimes known as the Vickers-Maxim and sometimes just Vickers. These guns were used by every major.

Sep 10, 2024 · The Maxim gun, a revolutionary invention by Hiram Maxim in the late 19th century, fundamentally altered the landscape of warfare. By the time World War II erupted, the Maxim had already proven its devastating efficacy in earlier conflicts, …

Oct 24, 2017 · In just one battle during the 1893 Matabele War, Maxim guns cut down more than 1,600 warriors. Tribal leaders were so despondent by the lopsided defeat, they committed suicide en masse by throwing themselves on their spears.

The Maxim Model 1910 heavy machine guns were WW1-vintage machine guns that remained in production and in service through WW2. They were heavy and unwieldy, but given the need for machine guns, these reliable weapons continued to serve in the Soviet forces.

Apr 10, 2024 · The impact of the Maxim machine gun during World War I was profound and far-reaching. It was one of the defining weapons of the war, shaping the very nature of the conflict and earning it the grim nickname “the machine gun war” due to its devastating effectiveness 1.

Apr 12, 2013 · While in the end of the first horrible world war, Russia signed a humiliating peace after losing more than 3-million dead, their Maxim guns managed to save the day on countless occasions.

This was a civilian volunteer defence unit on the then-British island. The Maxim gun was first used by Britain's colonial forces in the 1893–1894 First Matabele War in Rhodesia. During the Battle of the Shangani, 700 soldiers fought off 3,000 warriors with just four Maxim guns.