Maxim

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

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Maxim 1895 on tripod

Film

• Rough Riders (1895 Argentine Maxim)
• Northwest Frontier (1959)
• Breaker Morant

Television

• Weaponology

Maxim MG08

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Maxim MG08 7.92x57mm Mauser on 'sledge' mount

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)

• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

• The Living Daylights

Television

• Weaponology

Video Games

• Red Dead Redemption
• Darkest of Days

Maxim MG08/15

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Maxim MG08/15 7.92x57mm Mauser

A variant of the MG08, it was an attempt at a more 'man-portable' version of the gun. A additional variant of this gun, used in aircraft (sometimes classified simply as 'MG15'), was an air-cooled version of the gun, with a perforated barrel jacket instead of the standard water-jacket.

Specifications (MG08/15 Water-Cooled)

• 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

• Weaponology

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.

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Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54R

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Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount & shield - 7.62x54R

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

• Doctor Zhivago

• Enemy at the Gates

• Brother 2

Television

• Weaponology

Maxim M1910/30

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Russian Maxim 1910/30 machine gun - 7.62x54R.

Film

Hollow Point (1996)