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The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884 #228364455
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Yorkshire wartime experience. Leeds. UK. August 2021. The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented by Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884; the weapon became the first automatic firearm in production by Vickers and also known as the first automatic firearm in the world.
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