Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›DenmarkBrowse ByDenmarkFactsDenmarkSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1DenmarkFilter Results1 entryWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (1)Weapon FamilyAllLight Machine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1902 (1)ManufacturerAllDISA A/S (1)OperatorAllImperial Russian Army (1)CaliberAll.30-06 Springfield (1)6.5x55mm (1)6.5×53mmR (1)7.62x54mmR (1)7.65x53mm Argentine (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)7x57mm Mauser (1)8x57 mm Patrone 88 (1)8×56mmR (1)8×58mmR (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (1)Wars Used InAllMexican Revolution (1)Russian Civil War (1)Russo-Japanese War (1)Spanish Civil War (1)World War I (1)World War II (1)Show ResultsMadsen machine gunDenmarkSources1. 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.