Forgotten Weapons on MSN
Legendary steampunk machine gun
The Maxim Gun, the world’s first successful true machine gun, gained rapid global popularity following its testing at Enfield ...
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The race to build the world’s first automatic weapon
The machine gun, a weapon that reshaped modern warfare, emerged after centuries of experimentation with rapid-fire arms.
Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it better. The ...
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