Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›German EmpireBrowse ByGerman EmpireFactsGerman EmpireSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1German EmpireFilter Results2 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (2)Weapon FamilyAllHeavy Machine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1908 (1)1916 (1)ManufacturerAllGerman Arms and Ammunition Factory (1)Hanyang Arsenal (1)OperatorAllImperial German Army (1)Wehrmacht (1)CaliberAll7.92x57mm Mauser (2)7x57mm Mauser (1)Service StatusAllRetired (2)Wars Used InAllSecond Sino-Japanese War (1)World War I (2)World War II (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Gast gunGerman EmpireMG 08German EmpireSources1. 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.