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In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it better. The result was the Maxim gun – the word’s first recoil-operated machine gun.
This Gun Was One of the Very First Machine Guns is an episode from Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week. In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it bette...
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In 1866, Hiram Maxim, an American engineer, tried out a rifle for the first time and found himself wondering how he could make it better. The result was the Maxim gun – the word’s first recoil-operated machine gun.
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Published Apr 20, 2020 and 00:02:09 long