Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›JapanBrowse ByJapanFactsJapanSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1JapanFilter Results2 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (2)Weapon FamilyAllAircraft Machine Guns (2)Introduced EraAll1932 (1)ManufacturerAllToyokawa Naval Arsenal (1)Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (1)OperatorAllImperial Japanese Army (1)Imperial Japanese Navy (1)CaliberAll7.7x56mmR (1)7.7x58mm (1)Service StatusAllRetired (1)Wars Used InAllKorean War (1)Second Sino-Japanese War (1)World War II (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Type 89 machine gunJapanType 92 machine gunJapanSources1. 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.