Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›SwedenBrowse BySwedenFactsSwedenSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1SwedenFilter Results2 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (2)Weapon FamilyAllGeneral-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns (2)Introduced EraAll1939 (1)1958 (1)ManufacturerAllCarl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (2)CaliberAll6.5x55mm (2)7.62x51mm NATO (2)Service StatusAllIn Service (2)Wars Used InAllWar in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Ksp 58SwedenKulspruta m/39SwedenSources1. 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.