Maxim machine gun 7.62x54mmR
| 05. Designed by | Hiram S Maxim | |
| 09. Production quantities | 225,000+: 72,000 MG08; 130,000 MG08/15; 23,000 LMG08/15 | |
| 10. Mechanism | Short recoil, toggle locked (water cooled) | |
| 01. Original name | PM M1910 (Пулемёт Максима образца 1910 года, Pulemyot Maxima obraztsa 1910 goda | |
| 02. Other official names | Maxim’s machine gun model 1910; Maxim 7.92; Maschinengewehr 08 | |
| 03. Popular names | Russian Maxim; M1910 | |
| 06. Design date | 1909-1910; adaption of the 1884 design | |
| 07. In service date(s) | 1908-1945 (Germany);1911-1960s (China); Romania to late 1970s | |
| 08. Adopted by | Bulgaria, Republic of China, People’s Republic of China, Estonia, Finland, Democratic Republic of Georgia, Hungary, Iran, North Korea, Latvia, Mongolia, Second Polish Republic, South Korea, Russian Empire / White movement, Russian SFSR, Romania – From the 1940s until at least the 1970s, Second Spanish Republic, Soviet Union, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, North Vietnam, South Vietnam | |
| 11. Weight | 64.3 kg (139.6 lbs) including wheeled mount | |
| 12. Mountings | Tripod, Wheeled mount, Anti-Aircraft mount, Naval mount | |
| 14. Comments / Other information | Variants: Maxim’s machine gun model 1910 on a wheeled Sokolov’s mount, Maxim’s machine gun model 1915 on a wheeled Kolesnikov’s mount, Model 1905, Maxim’s machine gun model 1910/30 on a wheeled Vladimirov’s mount, Finish Maxim M/09-21 & Maxim M/32-33, Second Polish Republic Maxim wz. 1910/28. 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. However, production of the Maxim did not end until 1945. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft-mounted and naval variants. Some were fitted with a tractor radiator cap fitted on top of the water jacket to allow handfuls of snow to be packed in to melt while firing. | |
| 13. Practicality in action | 600 round/min, 740 m/s (2,427 ft/s), cloth 250-round belt – Heavy gun to move around made a bit easier with the wheeled mount. Same functionally as the German MG08.. Extensively used by army’s around the world and in service for almost 40 years. With a sustainable rate of fire, circa 600rpm and being water-cooled the maxim was a formidable weapon in the field. Effective range of up to 2000m maximum range of 3500m. 250 round fabric belt fed | |
| 04. Chamberings | 7.62x54mmR |