Maxim Gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_technology
gptkbp:barrel_type belt-fed
gptkbp:caliber 0.303 inch
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:design_influence subsequent automatic weapons
gptkbp:famous_for first successful recoil-operated machine gun
gptkbp:firing_mechanism recoil operation
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:height 600 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maxim Gun
gptkbp:influenced machine gun development
gptkbp:invention gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
1884
gptkbp:length 1,200 mm
gptkbp:notable_feature water cooling
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:China
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:France
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:operational_range 2,000 meters
gptkbp:post_war_career introduced automatic fire
gptkbp:production_years 1884-1945
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replaced_by modern machine guns
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor Vickers machine gun
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:various_countries
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
colonial conflicts
gptkbp:weight 30 kg
gptkbp:width 300 mm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hiram_Maxim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4