Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›Russian EmpireBrowse ByRussian EmpireFactsRussian EmpireSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1Russian EmpireFilter Results1 entryWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (1)Weapon FamilyAllHeavy Machine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1910 (1)ManufacturerAllTula Arms Plant (1)OperatorAllImperial Russian Army (1)Soviet Armed Forces (1)CaliberAll7.62x54mmR (1)Service StatusAllRetired (1)Wars Used InAllKorean War (1)Russian Civil War (1)Vietnam War (1)World War I (1)World War II (1)Show ResultsPM M1910Russian 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.