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| ''[[Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga)]]'' || || Soviet soldiers || || 1981 | |||
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| ''[[Wolmi Island]]'' || || North Korean soldiers || || 1982 | | ''[[Wolmi Island]]'' || || North Korean soldiers || || 1982 | ||
Revision as of 07:05, 29 September 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 | ||
| Shaolin (2011) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings | German soldiers | 1927 | ||
| All Quiet on the Western Front | German soldiers | 1930 | ||
| Heroes for Sale | German soldiers | 1933 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Guard No. 47 | Austro-Hungarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings | MG08/15 aircraft version | 1927 | ||
| 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 | |
| High Road To China | Chinese Warlord's soldiers | 1983 | ||
| 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 | |
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Rear-gunner | MG08/15 air-cooled | 2011 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzacs | German and Australian troops | 1985 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | 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. A simplified version with smooth water jacket was adopted in October 1914 and manufactured until late 1920s. 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
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
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Ishvalan resistance fighter | 2009 - 2010 |
Maxim M1910/30
Film
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Red Detachment of Women (Hong se niang zi jun) | Kuomintang troops | 1961 | ||
| Assembly (Ji jie hao) | Gu's company | Barrel is in the center of the of the water jacket, which appears to be incorrect | 2007 | |
| Assembly (Ji jie hao) | Lu | Barrel is in the center of the of the water jacket, which appears to be incorrect | 2007 | |
| 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 |