The Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun by Martin Pegler

The Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun

Enthusiasts' Manual

Martin Pegler with Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

80 pages missing pub info (editions)

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The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the compa...

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