Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›FinlandBrowse ByFinlandFactsFinlandSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1FinlandFilter Results3 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (3)Weapon FamilyAllHeavy Machine Guns (1)Light Machine Guns (2)Introduced EraAll1930 (1)1933 (1)1962 (1)ManufacturerAllState Rifle Factory (1)Valmet (1)OperatorAllFinnish Defence Forces (3)CaliberAll7.62x39mm (1)7.62x54mmR (1)7.62×53mmR (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (1)Retired (2)Wars Used InAllSecond Sino-Japanese War (1)Winter War (2)World War II (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3KK 62FinlandLahti-Saloranta M/26FinlandMaxim M/32-33FinlandSources1. 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.