Description of the Maxim Automatic Machine Gun. In: Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Hiram S. Maxim

Published by Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings, 1885

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MAXIM, Hiram S. Description of the Maxim Automatic Machine Gun. In: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings, published by the Institution, 1885. This article appears on pp 167-197 in the April 1885 issue (of pp 167-302), with this article illustrated with plates 20-26. __+__This paper appears very shortly after Maxim introduced his revolutionary gun in 1884 the first recoil-powered automatic weapon in production, a vast improvement over the hand-cranked weapons like Hotchkiss, Nordenfelt, and Gardner. This paper is illustrated with 7 very detgailed plates, including longitudinal schematics of the gun, with 35 figures of varying complexity. Fine production. __+__This is article appears in the quarterly issue of April for 1885, removed/detached from a larger bound volume. VG condition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1562782008898

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Title: Description of the Maxim Automatic Machine ...

Publisher: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings

Publication Date: 1885

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good