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Revision as of 00:52, 26 April 2013
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
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Frontier | Indian soldier | . | 1959 | |
| Northwest Frontier | Herbert Lom | Van Layden | . | 1959 |
| Northwest Frontier | Kenneth More | Capt. Scott | . | 1959 |
| Breaker Morant | Edward Woodward | Morant | . | 1980 |
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows | assassins | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Riders | Spanish troops | Argentine Maxim | 1997 | |
| Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey /Episode 1: Machine Gun Educations | R. Lee Ermey | Himself | 2009 |
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
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes for Sale | German soldiers | 1933 | ||
| All Quiet on the Western Front | German soldiers | 1930 | ||
| The Fighting 69th | German soldiers | 1940 | ||
| Sergeant York | German soldiers | 1941 | ||
| Sahara | German soldiers | Mounted on a halftrack | 1943 | |
| The Longest Day | German soldiers | 1962 | ||
| The Train | German soldiers | 1964 | ||
| How I Unleashed World War II | German soldiers | 1970 | ||
| Duck, You Sucker! | Rod Steiger | Juan Miranda | 1971 | |
| The Wind and the Lion | 1975 | |||
| All Quiet on the Western Front | German soldiers | 1979 | ||
| Gallipoli | Turkish soldiers | 1981 | ||
| The Living Daylights | 1987 | |||
| The Lighthorsemen | Turkish soldiers | 1987 | ||
| Legends of the Fall | German soldiers | 1994 | ||
| The Lost Battalion | German soldiers | 2001 | ||
| Deathwatch | German soldiers | 2002 | ||
| The Bridge | Alexander Becht | Ernst Scholten | 2008 | |
| The Bridge | German soldiers | 2008 | ||
| Passchendaele | German soldiers | 2009 | ||
| Dnieper Line: Love and War | German soldiers | 2009 | ||
| Beneath Hill 60 | German soldiers | 2010 | ||
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Natasza Urbanska | Ola Raniewska | 2011 | |
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Polish soldiers | 2011 | ||
| War Horse | German troops | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzacs | German and Turkish troops | 1985 | ||
| Anzacs | Mark Hembrow | Dick Baker | 1985 | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | . | German Soldiers | . | 1992-1993 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkest of Days | 2009 | |||
| 7554 | MG 08 | 2011 |
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
- Magazine: 100- or 250-round cloth belt carried in an ammo chest or 100-round cloth belt loaded in a metal patronenkaster belt carrier drum. It feeds from the right and ejects the spent brass from the left.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell's Angels | MG08/15 aircraft version | 1930 | ||
| Hell's Angels | Ben Lyon | Monte Rutledge | MG08/15 aircraft version | 1930 |
| The Fighting 69th | German soldiers | 1940 | ||
| A Walk In The Sun | German soldiers | MG08/15 modified with water jacket removed | 1945 | |
| Signum Laudis | Vítezslav Jandák | Pvt. Müller | 1980 | |
| Signum Laudis | Zdenek Dusek | Pvt. Kostka | 1980 | |
| Biggles: Adventures in Time | MG08/15 air cooled | 1986 | ||
| The Lighthorsemen | German troops | MG08/15 aircraft version | 1987 | |
| Flyboys | German pilot | MG08/15 aircraft version | 2006 | |
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Polish pilot | MG08/15 aircraft version | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzacs | German and Australian troops | 1985 |
Anime
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Archives of Dantalian, The | Mounted on aircraft | 2011 |
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, early prototypes chambered for Berdan 10.14 mm
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapaev | Boris Babochkin | Chapaev | 1934 | |
| Leonid Kmit | Petka | |||
| Varvara Myasnikova | Anka | |||
| Red Army men and White Army soldiers | Mounted on BA-27 armored car | |||
| The Thirteen (Trinadtsat) | Red Army men | 1936 | ||
| The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) | Nikolai Ivakin | Petty officer Matveev | 1938 | |
| The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) | Soviet border guards | 1938 | ||
| The Sea Outpost (Morskoy post) | Japanese marines | Disguised as German MG08 | 1938 | |
| Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) | German soldiers | 1944 | ||
| Soldiers (Soldaty) | Russian soldiers | 1956 | ||
| Ballad of a Soldier | Russian soldier | 1959 | ||
| Viva Maria! | Mexican soldiers | 1965 | ||
| Viva Maria! | Carlos López Moctezuma | Ródriguez | 1965 | |
| Doctor Zhivago | Russian soldiers | 1965 | ||
| Officers (Ofitsery) | Red Army men | 1971 | ||
| Sokolovo | Jan Kanyza | Sgt. Rataj | 1975 | |
| Stefan Kvietik | Ignác Spiegel | |||
| Days of the Turbins (Dni Turbinykh) | Andrey Myagkov | Col. Aleksei Turbin | 1976 | |
| 203 kochi | Russian soldiers | 1980 | ||
| The Sixth (Shestoy) | 1981 | |||
| Dnieper Line: Love and War | Soviet soldiers | 2009 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The State Border: Film 1 | Red Army soldiers | 1980 | ||
| German soldiers | modified to resemble German Maxim MG08 | |||
| The State Border: Film 2 | Russian Border guards | 1980 | ||
| The State Border: Film 3 | Russian Border guards | 1982 | ||
| The State Border: Film 4 | Russian Border guards and Turkestan Communist fighters | 1984 | ||
| The State Border: Film 5 | Russian Border guards | on wheel mount and M-4 AA quad mount | 1986 |
Anime
| Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishvalan resistance fighter | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | 2009 - 2010 |
Maxim M1910/30
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) | Red Army soldiers | M-4 AA quad mounting | 1942 | |
| The Marine Battalion (Morskoy batalion) | Soviet infantry soldiers and marines | 1944 | ||
| At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) | Moscow militiamen | 1964 | ||
| The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye) | Russian soldiers | 1964 | ||
| Wedding in Malinovka (Svadba v Malinovke) | Red Army soldiers and brigands | Mounted on tachanka cart | 1967 | |
| Liberation: The Fire Bulge | Soviet soldiers | 1969 | ||
| Liberation: Breakthrough | Soviet soldiers | 1969 | ||
| The Flight (Beg) | Red Army and White Army soldiers | 1970 | ||
| The Property of Republic (Dostoyanie respubliki) | Oleg Tabakov | Makar | Mounted on tachanka cart | 1971 |
| The Hot Snow (Goryachiy Sneg) | Soviet soldiers | 1972 | ||
| Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (V boy idut odni "stariki") | Soviet soldiers | 1973 | ||
| They Fought for Their Country | Russian soldiers | 1975 | ||
| Dozhit do rassveta | Russian soldiers | 1975 | ||
| Order: Don't Open Fire (Prikaz: ogon ne otkryvat) | Soviet soldiers | 1981 | ||
| Wolmi Island | North Korean soldiers | 1982 | ||
| The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon) | Soldiers of several armies | On Sokolov mount and on tripod mount | 1983 | |
| Battle for Moscow | Soviet soldiers | on weel mound and M-4 AA quad mount | 1985 | |
| The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya) | Soviet soldiers | 1985 | ||
| Deja Vu | Vladimir Golovin | Mikita Nechyporuk | 1988 | |
| Hollow Point | Russian mobsters | Mounted on pickup | 1996 | |
| Brother 2 | Viktor Sukhorukov | Viktor | 2000 | |
| Enemy at the Gates | Russian NKVD Troops | 2001 | ||
| Tae Guk Gi | North Korean Soldiers | 2004 | ||
| Attack on Leningrad | Soviet soldiers | 2007 | ||
| Hitler's Kaput! (Gitler kaput!) | Evelina Blendans | Gestapo 'Frau' Oddo | 2008 | |
| Dnieper Line: Love and War | Soviet soldiers | 2009 | ||
| Dnieper Line: Love and War | Soviet officer | M-4 AA quad mounting | 2009 | |
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | Russian soldiers | 2010 | ||
| Weekend | Soldiers | 2010 | ||
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | Andrey Merzlikin | Andrey Kizhevatov | 2010 | |
| My Way | Red Army blocking detachment | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stawka wieksza niz zycie | Polish troops | 15/ "Oblezenie" | 1966-1968 | |
| Czterej pancerni i pies | Soviet and Polish troops | 1966-1970 | ||
| Ultimate Force | Serbian paramilitaries | Something to Do with Justice | 2002 | |
| Liquidation (Likvidatsiya) | Soviet soldiers | 2007 | ||
| Our Mothers, Our Fathers | Soviet soldiers | 2013 |
Video games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conflict: Vietnam | post 1941 model with top hatch on cooling jacket | 2004 | ||
| Commandos: Strike Force | It has unlimited ammo | 2006 |
Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun
The Type 24 Heavy Machine Gun is the Chinese variant of the Maxim, and can be identified by the muzzle disk mounted on the barrel just ahead of the water jacket. Originally adopted in 1935 chambered for the 7.92x57mm Mauser, after the Chinese Civil War a variant chambered for the 7.62x54mmR Russian cartridge was developed.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Detachment of Women, The (Hong se niang zi jun) | Chinese nationalist troops | 1961 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | Japanese troops | 2010 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | French troops | 2010 | ||
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | German troops | 2010 | ||
| Death and Glory in Changde | Chinese soldiers | Tripod mounted | 2010 |