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This dimension marks whether a weapon system is still in active service, retired or still in development. Wikipedia notes that something repurposed or enhanced for war "is termed weaponized," a status that, like active service itself, can change over the life of a weapon system. Browsing by service status separates weapon systems still in use from those retired.

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Era of Emergence
1884 1
Prototype or Experimental
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1. Wikipedia: Machine gun
WikipediaMachine gun, History, Maxim and World War I section
Quote, Machine gun, History, Maxim and World War I section
The first practical self-powered machine gun was invented in 1884 by Sir Hiram Maxim.
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