Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Weapon Type or Class›Machine gunBrowse ByMachine gunThis dimension sorts weapon systems by their basic class, a firearm, a tank, a missile or a biological weapon. Wikipedia notes that weapons range "from simple implements such as clubs and swords to complicated modern firearms, tanks, missiles and biological weapons." Browsing by weapon class keeps weapon systems of the same kind grouped together.FactsMachine gunSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1Machine gunFilter Results29 entriesCaliberAll.30 caliber (1).30-06 Springfield (1).303 British (2).50 BMG (3).50 British (1).50 caliber (3)11x59mmR Gras (1)12.7x108mm (3)13.2x99mm Hotchkiss (1)5.56x45mm NATO (1)5.8x42mm (1)57mm (1)6.5x52mm Carcano (1)6.5x55mm (2)6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano (2)6mm Lee Navy (1)7.35x51mm Carcano (1)7.5x54mm (2)7.5×54mm French (2)7.62x51mm NATO (1)7.62x54mmR (3)7.62×53mmR (1)7.7x56mmR (2)8x50mmR Lebel (2)Introduced EraAll1914 (2)1921 (1)1922 (1)1925 (2)1928 (1)1930 (2)1931 (1)1932 (2)1934 (1)1937 (1)1939 (1)1958 (1)1977 (1)1987 (1)2000 (1)2002 (1)2008 (1)2016 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (7)Prototype or Experimental (5)Retired (12)OperatorAllCanadian Army (1)Finnish Defence Forces (1)Imperial Japanese Navy (2)Israeli Defense Forces (1)People's Liberation Army (1)Red Army (1)Royal Air Force (1)United States Army (1)United States Navy (1)Wehrmacht (1)Wars Used InAllBoxer Rebellion (1)Cambodian Civil War (1)Chinese Civil War (1)First Indochina War (4)Ifni War (2)Iraq War (1)Laotian Civil War (1)Mexican Revolution (2)Russian Civil War (1)Russo-Georgian War (1)Russo-Ukrainian War (1)Second Boer War (1)Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1)Second Sino-Japanese War (4)Spanish Civil War (7)Syrian Civil War (3)Vietnam War (2)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (2)Winter War (1)World War I (3)World War II (12)ManufacturerAllBreda (1)Breda (1)Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (2)China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (1)Colt's Manufacturing Company (1)Fiat S.p.A. (1)FN Herstal (1)General Dynamics Corporation (1)Hotchkiss et Cie (2)Kovrov Machine-Gun Factory (1)Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault (2)Marlin Firearms (1)Norinco (1)Royal Small Arms Factory (1)State Rifle Factory (1)SureFire (1)Suzuka Naval Arsenal (1)Toyokawa Naval Arsenal (2)Tula Arms Plant (2)Vickers (1)Vickers-Armstrongs (2)Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (1)Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów (1)Zastava Arms (2)BrowseCompareSelect all 29AEK-999Machine gunBreda 30Machine gunBreda Model 1931 machine gunMachine gunFiat-Revelli Modello 1914Machine gunFM 24/29 light machine gunMachine gunFN BRG-15Machine gunHotchkiss M1922 machine gunMachine gunHotchkiss Mle 1914 Machine GunMachine gunKsp 58Machine gunKulspruta m/39Machine gunLahti-Saloranta M/26Machine gunM1895 Colt-Browning machine gunMachine gunM1921 Browning machine gunMachine gunMaxim-TokarevMachine gunModel 45AMachine gunPV-1 machine gunMachine gunQJB-201Machine gunReibel machine gunMachine gunScarff ringMachine gunSureFire MGXMachine gunType 77 heavy machine gunMachine gunType 92 machine gunMachine gunType 97 aircraft machine gunMachine gunUKM-2000Machine gunVickers .50 machine gunMachine gunVickers K machine gunMachine gunXM806Machine gunZastava M02 CoyoteMachine gunZastava M87Machine gunSources1. 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.