Maxim 6-45

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Maxim_6-45
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firearm
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:armament 6.5×50mm_Arisaka
gptkbp:barrelLength 740 mm
gptkbp:caliber 6.5mm
gptkbp:coolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:design influenced modern machine guns
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:fieldOfUse military
gptkbp:height 600 mm
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first successful recoil-operated machine gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim 6-45
gptkbp:length 1,200 mm
gptkbp:lensType tripod
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 800 m/s
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Imperial_Russia
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,000 m
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:productionYears 1905-1918
gptkbp:rateOfFire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Browning_M1917
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor Maxim_7.62
gptkbp:type machine gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:weight approximately 30 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1905