Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›GermanyBrowse ByGermanyFactsGermanySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1GermanyFilter Results3 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (3)Weapon FamilyAllAircraft Machine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1913 (1)2014 (1)ManufacturerAllGerman Arms and Ammunition Factory (1)Rheinmetall (2)OperatorAllBundeswehr (1)Luftstreitkräfte (1)Polish Armed Forces (1)CaliberAll.50 BMG (1)7.62x51mm NATO (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (1)Retired (1)Under Development (1)Wars Used InAllWorld War I (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Parabellum MG 14GermanyRheinmetall RMG 7.62GermanyRheinmetall RMG.50GermanySources1. 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.