Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›Austria-HungaryBrowse ByAustria-HungaryFactsAustria-HungarySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1Austria-HungaryFilter Results2 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (2)Weapon FamilyAllHeavy Machine Guns (2)Introduced EraAll1893 (1)1905 (1)1907 (1)ManufacturerAllArtillerie-Inrichtingen (1)Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (1)Steyr Arms (1)Zbrojovka Brno (1)Škoda Works (1)OperatorAllAustro-Hungarian Army (2)CaliberAll6.5x55mm (1)6.5×53mmR (1)6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer (1)8x56mmR Steyr (1)8×50mmR Mannlicher (2)8×56mmR (1)Service StatusAllRetired (2)Wars Used InAllBalkan Wars (1)Boxer Rebellion (1)Russian Civil War (1)Spanish Civil War (1)World War I (2)World War II (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Salvator-Dormus M1893Austria-HungarySchwarzlose machine gunAustria-HungarySources1. Wikipedia: Machine guntier 2WikipediaMachine gun, History, Maxim and World War I sectionQuote, Machine gun, History, Maxim and World War I sectionThe first practical self-powered machine gun was invented in 1884 by Sir Hiram Maxim.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.