Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Country of Origin›YugoslaviaBrowse ByYugoslaviaFactsYugoslaviaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1YugoslaviaFilter Results2 entriesWeapon ClassAllMachine Gun (2)Weapon FamilyAllHeavy Machine Guns (1)Light Machine Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1973 (1)1987 (1)ManufacturerAllZastava Arms (2)OperatorAllEgyptian Armed Forces (1)CaliberAll12.7x108mm (1)7.62x39mm (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (2)Wars Used InAllIran-Iraq War (1)Iraq War (1)Soviet-Afghan War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)Yugoslav Wars (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Zastava M72YugoslaviaZastava M87YugoslaviaSources1. 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.