Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Weapon ClassBrowse ByWeapon ClassFactsWeapon ClassSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1Weapon ClassHowitzer / ArtilleryWeapon Class2 entriesMachine GunWeapon Class118 entriesRifleWeapon Class3 entriesSubmachine GunWeapon Class3 entriesTank / Armored VehicleWeapon Class1 entrySources1. 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.