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Encyclopedia > Russian M1910 Maxim
7,62 станковый пулемет системы Максима образца 1910 года

Type heavy machine gun
Place of origin Flag of Russia Russian Empire
Service history
In service 1910 to 1943
Used by Russian Empire, USSR, People's Republic of China, North Vietnam
Wars WWI , WWII , Vietnam War , Chinese Civil War
Production history
Designed 1910
Produced 1910 to 1939
1941 to 1945
Variants M1910/30, Finnish M/09-21
Specifications
Weight 64.3 kg (139.6 lbs)
Length 1067 mm
Barrel length 721 mm

Cartridge 7.62x54mmR
Action recoil
Rate of fire 600 round/min
Muzzle velocity 740 m/s
Feed system 250 round belt

The Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова) /Maxim's machine gun on Sokolov's mount/ (also known as the Pulemyot Maxima PM1910 "Maxim machine gun 1910") was a heavy machine gun used by the Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during World War II. It was adopted in 1910 and was a variant of Hiram Maxim's Maxim gun, chambered for the standard Russian 7.62x54mmR ammunition. The M1910 was mounted on a cumbersome wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the SG-43 Gorunov, starting in 1943. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted PV-1 and naval versions. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The M2 machine gun with a tripod weighs 58 kg (128 lb). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... (for paintball markers also)Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... A disintegrating belt feeding into an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, from a United States Army training manual A non-disintegrating belt feeding into a . ... The M2 machine gun with a tripod weighs 58 kg (128 lb). ... The Military history of Imperial Russia is that of the Russian Empire from its creation in 1721 by Peter the Great, until the Russian Revolution of 1917, which led to the establishment of the Soviet Union // Peter the Great and the Russian Empire Peter the Great Peter I, a child... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... For other organizations known as the Red Army, see Red Army (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Hiram S. Maxim Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (February 4, 1840 - November 24, 1916) was the inventor of the Maxim Gun in 1884, the first portable, fully automatic machine gun. ... An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy 1895 . ... The SG-43 Gorunov was a Soviet heavy machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War and is chambered for the 7. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... PV-1 (Pulemet Vozdushny, airborne machine gun) is a version of Maxim machine gun for mounting on aircraft (no cooler installed). ...


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Maxim M1910
  • Russian Maxim MG, Model 1910 , Sokolov Mtg – Walk around photos
  • RUSSIAN M1910 MAXIM MACHINE GUN ON WHEELED MOUNT in 7.62x54mm caliber (Production 1934) – Walk around photos
  • Soviet anti-aircraft QUAD mount for Maxim machine gun - M4 – Walk around photos

See also

The Maxim M/32-33 is a Finnish modification of the Russian M1910 Maxim, developed by Aimo Lahti in 1932. ... // AB-762/AVB-762 assault rifles (Assault Rifle - 7. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Nagant M1895 Revolver was designed and produced by a Belgian industrialist, Léon Nagant. ... For other uses, see Rifle (disambiguation). ... A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ... AVS-36 (Avtomaticheskaya Vintovka Simonova 1936 model; Russian: Автоматическая винтовка Симонова образца 1936 года) was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in early years of World War II. It was the first selective-fire infantry rifle which was accepted to military service. ... The Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva 40 is a Soviet semi-automatic rifle, which saw widespread service in World War II. It was the first self-loading battle rifle which was issued to service in large numbers. ... The Mosin-Nagant (Мосин-Наган) is a military rifle of Russia and later the Soviet Union, in service in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s, when it was finally replaced in its final function as a sniper rifle by the SVD rifle (Снайперская винтовка Драгунова - Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova - Dragunov... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ... The PPD (Pistolet-Pulemet Degtyarova, Russian: Пистолет-пулемёт Дегтярёва) is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. ... The PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina; Russian: ; Shpagin Machine Pistol; nicknamed Pah-Pah-sha, Shpagin and Burp Gun) submachine gun was one of the most mass produced weapons of its type of World War II. It was designed by Georgi Shpagin, as an inexpensive alternative to the PPD-40, which... Designed by Aleksei Sudaev and first issued during the Siege of Leningrad, PPS-43 (Pistolet-Pulemet Sudaeva, Russian: Пистолет-пулемёт Судаева) was a result of further simplification of the PPSh-41, and it is often considered the best submachine gun of World War II. It was initially produced as PPS-42, but soon... Grenade may refer to: The well-known hand grenade commonly used by soldiers. ... F-1 Hand grenade The Soviet F-1 hand grenade, nicknamed the limonka (lemon) is an anti-personnel fragmentation grenade. ... The RGD-33 is a Soviet issue hand grenade, widely used during World War II and afterwards. ... The Soviet RG-41 stick grenade was an anti-tank weapon developed during World War II. It contained a 1 kilogram high-explosive charge. ... The Soviet RG-42 was an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade developed from the prior RGD-33 during World War II. It contained about 200 grams of explosive charge (TNT). ... The RPG-40 was an anti-tank hand grenade developed by the Soviet Union in 1940. ... The RPG-43 (Ruchnaya Protivotankovaya Granata) was a HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) hand grenade used by the Soviet Union during the Second World War. ... The RPG-6 was a Soviet anti-tank hand-grenade operating on the shaped charge principle, developed during World War II. It underwent testing in September 1943, and was accepted into service in October of the same year. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... DS-39 (Russian: ) was a Soviet medium machine gun, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov, that was used during the Second World War. ... The Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotnyi (Degtyaryov hand-held infantry machine gun) was a light machine gun used by the Soviet Union starting in 1928. ... The SG-43 Goryunov was a Soviet medium machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War and is chambered for the 7. ... The DShK (ДШК, for Дегтярёва Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyarev-Shpagin Large Calibre) is a Soviet heavy anti-aircraft machine gun firing 12. ... PTRD The PTRD-41 was an anti-tank rifle produced and used from early 1941 by the Soviet Red Army during World War II. It was a single-shot weapon that fired 14. ... The PTRS-41 is the semi-automatic cousin of the PTRD anti-tank rifle. ... The tone or style of this article may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... This article or section should include material from Soviet M1943 The Soviet 7. ...

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Maxim gun - Gunpedia (1196 words)
A prototype of the Maxim gun was given by Hiram Maxim to and employed by the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition in 1886-1890, under the leadership of Henry Morton Stanley.
A picture of the period depicts a Maxim gun mounted on tachanka, a horse-drawn carriage along with the gunner, firing backwards at a pursuing White Army regiment.
Earlier Maxims had been chambered for earlier British service cartridges, but the Vickers was produced for export available in most of the different calibres and cartridges used by countries around the world, and including a large caliber (.50 inch) as used on Royal Navy warships.
Russian M1910 Maxim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (170 words)
The Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова) /Maxim's machinegun on Sokolov's mount/ (also known as the Pulemyot Maxima PM1910 "Maxim machine gun 1910") was a heavy machine gun used by the Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during World War II.
It was adopted in 1910 and was a variant of Hiram Maxim's Maxim gun, chambered for the standard Russian 7.62 x 54 mm R ammunition.
The M1910 was mounted on a cumbersome wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the SG-43 Gorunov, starting in 1943.
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