| M1910 7.62 Maxim heavy machine gun | |
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| Type | Heavy machine gun |
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| Service history | |
| In service | 1910–1960s |
| Used by | See users |
| Wars | World War I, Russian Revolution, Russian Civil War, Polish–Soviet War, Finnish Civil War, Spanish Civil War, Winter War, Chinese Civil War, World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War, Vietnam War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1910 |
| Produced |
1910 to 1939 1941 to 1945 |
| Variants | M1910/30, Finnish M/09-21 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 64.3 kg (139.6 lbs) |
| Length | 1,067 mm (42 in) |
| Barrel length | 721 mm (28.4 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR |
| Action | Short recoil, toggle locked |
| Rate of fire | 600 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 740 m/s (2,427 ft/s) |
| Feed system | 250 round belt |
The PM M1910 (Russian: Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова, Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova or "Maxim's machine gun model 1910 on Sokolov's mount") was a heavy machine gun used by the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during World War II. It was adopted in 1910 and was derived from Hiram Maxim's Maxim gun, chambered for the standard Russian 7.62×54mmR rifle cartridge. The M1910 was mounted on a wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the SG-43 Goryunov which retained the wheeled and shielded carriage, starting in 1943. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted (PV-1) and naval variants.
Soviet Red Army machinegunners with a M1910 in the Battle of Kursk.
Users[]
A Bolshevik tachanka on display. Notice that it is mounted with a PM M1910.
Quad mounted Maxim guns—the first ZPU
Austria-Hungary[1]
Bulgaria
People's Republic of China
Estonia
Finland
Hungary[1]
Iran
North Korea
Mongolia
Second Polish Republic
Republic of KoreaRussian Empire / White movement
Russian SFSRSoviet Union
Turkey 1910–1934
North Vietnam
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lugosi, József (2008). "Gyalogsági fegyverek 1868–2008". In Lugosi, József; Markó, György. Hazánk dicsőségére: 160 éves a Magyar Honvédség. Budapest: Zrínyi Kiadó. p. 382-383. ISBN 978-963-327-461-3.
External links[]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maxim M1910. |
- Soviet Manual Covering Operation and Repair of the 1910 Maxim Gun
- Robert G. Segel (24 February 2012) "The Origin of the Russian “Tractor-Cap” M1910 Maxim", Small Arms Defense Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1
- The Finnish Maxims M09/21 & M32/33
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