10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAXIM GUN»
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It was obvious that the Maxim gun outperformed all the manual guns of the era,
and one competitor realized it was better to join efforts with Maxim than to be
pushed out of the field. In 1888 Maxim joined with Thorsten Nordenfelt, an arms ...
2
The Vickers-
Maxim Machine
Gun
Clearly, an order this large was impossible for the tiny Maxim Gun Company to
meet without greatly enlarged premises, so the Hatton Garden workshops were
reluctantly vacated and despite considerable misgivings Maxim entered into an ...
3
The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and ...
But the Maxim gun of 1884, named for American Hiram Maxim, was the first truly
automatic machine gun. Development of the metallic cartridge made rapid
loading at the breech possible. Maxim's innovation was to use some of the
energy of ...
4
Home Front Heroes: A Biographical Dictionary of Americans ...
Unlike the Gatling gun, which used a crank to power the loading and ejection of
ammunition, the water-cooled Maxim gun drew its power from the recoil of its
ammunition to extract, eject, load, and fire its cartridges. The original design of
1884 ...
Benjamin F. Shearer, 2007
5
Almanac of American Military History
But the Maxim gun of 1884, named for American Hiram Maxim, was the first truly
automatic machine gun. Development of the metallic cartridge made possible
rapid loading at the breech. Maxim's innovation was to use some of the energy of
...
6
The Social History of the Machine
Gun
become apparent that the advent of the Maxim gun rendered all existing
automatic weapons completely obsolete. In 1885, on hearing that the Nordenfelt
had won a competition organised by the Italian Navy to find the best quick-firing
gun, ...
7
Bullets and Bureaucrats: The Machine
Gun and the United ...
Neither the trials in 1890 nor those in 1895 resulted in a favorable
recommendation for the Maxim gun. In 1890 a famous American designer of
sporting arms, John M. Browning, patented a machine gun powered by the
expanding powder ...
8
A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to ...
But the Maxim gun of 1884, named for American Hiram Maxim, was the first truly
automatic machine gun. Development of the metallic cartridge made possible
rapid loading at the breech. Maxim's innovation was to use some of the energy of
...
9
How It Works: Science and Technology
The Maxim gun could fire 500 rounds per minute from an ammunition belt, only
stopping when the belt was empty. Maxim's gun was taken up by most of the
major European armies between 1889 and 1890. In 1912, the British Army
started to ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation Staff, 2003
10
Victorian Technology: Invention, Innovation, and the Rise of ...
Invented in 1881, the Maxim gun used the energy of each bullet's recoil force to
eject the spent cartridge and insert the next bullet. The gun, like textile machinery,
was thus self-acting, needing no human participation in the process. With this ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAXIM GUN»
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Somaliland: Events That Led to the Country's Two Independences of …
The Constabulary line was quickly outflanked causing some of Corfield's men to disperse to the rear. The Maxim gun fired three belts but was ... «Somaliland Sun, Jul 15»
Terrorist Plots Against U.S. At Highest Level Since 2001
Back in the day, it was called the Maxim Gun; during World War II it was called Fat Man and Little Boy; today, we have other names for it. «PJ Media, Jun 15»
Reflections from Ross-shire, June 1915
He was in charge of a maxim gun when a German shell blew it to pieces. He was severely wounded in the thigh and wrist. He was wounded for ... «Ross-Shire Journal, Jun 15»
Mousetrap to machine gun, Maxim invented them all
The Maxim gun would be the indeed be the death weapon of the first world war, killing hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Vickers Engineering ... «The Asian Age, May 15»
Steam Trains Were 19th-Century Super-Weapons
Still connected to the derailed carriage, the armored locomotive at the front of the train came under heavy Vickers-Maxim gun and field gun fire. «War is Boring, Apr 15»
Rhodes: Time to listen to the youth
When his column of freebooters marched into what became Rhodesia, they were the first to carry the Maxim gun. In one battle 1 500 Matebele ... «Rand Daily Mail, Apr 15»
John Clarke
“Troops were massed upon the border, the Cape Prime Minister, Cecil John Rhodes, demonstrated the efficacy of a Maxim gun, and the ... «Daily Maverick, Apr 15»
Why Price is wrong over Rhodes
First, the idea of Rhodes as a diplomat is patently absurd, unless one views “diplomacy” as flowing out of the barrel of a Maxim gun. Rhodes ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
Dining review: Searching for a late-night spot in midtown? Try …
... made with tequila, house made blueberry curaco, lime, thyme and Peychaud's bitters; the smooth Maxim Gun, made with rye whiskey, house ... «Omaha World-Herald, Feb 15»
Writers Prediction League: Tottenham Hotspur at Crystal Palace
... military quote going around the states "whatever happens, we have the Maxim Gun" Having Harry Kane is a lot like having the Maxim Gun. «Cartilage Free Captain, Jan 15»
