Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›German ReichBrowse ByGerman ReichFactsGerman ReichSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1German ReichFilter Results2 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (2)Weapon FamilyAllAircraft Machine Guns (1)General-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1934 (1)1942 (1)ManufacturerAllAlkett (1)Mauser (1)Rheinmetall (1)Steyr-Daimler-Puch (1)Wilhelm-Gustloff-Stiftung (1)OperatorAllWaffen-SS (1)Wehrmacht (2)CaliberAll6.5x55mm (1)7.5×54mm French (1)7.5×55mm Swiss (1)7.62x51mm NATO (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (2)Service StatusAllIn Service (1)Retired (1)Wars Used InAllFirst Congo War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)World War II (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2MG 17 machine gunGerman ReichMG 42German ReichSources1. 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.