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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
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 | . | British Army soldier | . | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Passchendaele | 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 |
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
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 | |
| 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 |
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 | Pvt. Rataj | 1975 | |
| Jirí Krampol | Karel Horák | |||
| Stefan Kvietik | Ignác Špígl | |||
| 203 kochi | Russian soldiers | 1980 | ||
| The Sixth (Shestoy) | 1981 | |||
| Brother 2 | Viktor Sukhorukov | Viktor | 2000 | |
| Enemy at the Gates | Russian troops | 2001 | ||
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Russian and polish troops | 2011 | ||
| Battle of Warsaw 1920 | Natasza Urbanska | Ola Raniewska | 2011 | |
| My Way | Soviet soldiers | 2011 |
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 | |
| 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 | ||
| The Green Wagon (Zelyonyy Furgon) | Soldiers of several armies | On Sokolov mount and on tripod mount | 1983 | |
| Deja Vu | Vladimir Golovin | Mikita Nechyporuk | 1988 | |
| Hollow Point | Russian mobsters | Mounted on pickup | 1996 | |
| Enemy at the Gates | Russian NKVD Troops | 2001 | ||
| Tae Guk Gi | North Korean Soldiers | 2004 | ||
| Attack on Leningrad | Soviet soldiers | 2007 | ||
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | Russian soldiers | 2010 | ||
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | Andrey Merzlikin | Andrey Kizhevatov | 2010 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stawka wieksza niz zycie | Polish troops | 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 |
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 |