Home›Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons›Weapon FamilyBrowse ByWeapon FamilyFactsWeapon FamilySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1884 1Weapon FamilyBrowseCompareAircraft Machine GunsMachine Guns And Automatic Weapons6 entriesGeneral-Purpose and Medium Machine GunsMachine Guns And Automatic Weapons16 entriesGun Mounts, Turrets and Remote Weapon StationsMachine Guns And Automatic Weapons3 entriesHeavy Machine GunsMachine Guns And Automatic Weapons26 entriesLight Machine GunsMachine Guns And Automatic Weapons40 entriesMulti-Barrel and Rotary Machine GunsMachine Guns And Automatic Weapons5 entriesSources1. 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.