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Revision as of 22:59, 9 July 2010
The Maxim was the world's first true machine gun that was manufactured across the world in many different variations during the late 19th/early 20th century.
The Maxim variants can be seen in the following:
Maxim 1895
Film
- Rough Riders (1895 Argentine Maxim)
- Northwest Frontier (1959)
- Breaker Morant
Television
Maxim MG08
German-adopted version of the Maxim gun, adopted in 1908 and classified MG'08 accordingly. Usually seen on it's unique four-legged 'sledge' mounting which could be folded up to drag the gun across the ground.
Specifications
- Weight, Gun Only - 58lb 5oz (26.44kg)
- Weight, On 'Sledge' Mounting - 136lb 11oz (62kg)
- O/A Length: 46.25in (1175mm)
- Barrel length: 28.3 in (719 mm)
- Cartridge: 7.92x57mm Mauser
Film
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- The Wind and the Lion (1975)
- Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
- Gallipoli (1981)
- The Longest Day (1963)
- Sahara (1943)
- Sergeant York (1941)
- The Fighting 69th (1940)
Television
Video Games
Maxim MG08/15
A variant of the MG08, it was an attempt at a more 'man-portable' version of the gun.
Specifications
- Weight: 31lb 0oz (14.06kg)
- O/A Length: 57.0in (1448mm)
- Barrel length: 28.3 in (719 mm)
- Cartridge: 7.92x57mm Mauser
Film
- Biggles: Adventures in Time (MG08/15 air cooled)
- Zeppelin (MG08/15)
- Hell's Angels (1930) (MG08/15 aircraft version)
- A Walk In The Sun (1945) (MG08/15 modified with water jacket removed)
- The Fighting 69th (1940)
Television
Maxim M1910
Russian-adopted version of the Maxim, adopted originally in 1905 with a bronze water-jacket but modified and standardized to a corrugated-type jacket in 1910. Usually seen on the 'Sokolov' mounting which was wheeled with a small turntable.
Specifications
- Weight, Gun Only - 52lb 8oz (23.8kg)
- Weight, On 'Sokolov' Mounting - 99lb 11oz (45.22kg) (Including Shield)
- O/A Length: 43.6in (1107mm)
- Barrel length: 28.4 in (721 mm)
- Cartridge: 7.62x54mm-R
Film
Television
Maxim M1910/30
Film
Hollow Point (1996)
- North Korean Soldiers in Tae Guk Gi
- Russian NKVD Troops in Enemy at the Gates