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HANDBOOK OF THE MAXIM AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN CALIBER .30, MODEL OF 1904 ALSO KNOWN BY: VICKERS NEW REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL BOOK DEALER SPECIAL PRICE 5 COPIES
This paperback book is new, reproduced by Normount Technical Publications in 1973 with editing and introduction by; Donald B. McLean. Measures 6” x 9”, contains 74 pages and is illustrated with drawings and photographs.
The mechanism of the Maxim gun employed one of the earliest recoil-operated firing systems in history. The idea is that the energy from energy acting on the breech block is used to eject each spent cartridge and insert the next one, instead of a hand-operated mechanism. Maxim's earliest designs used a 360-degree rotating cam to reverse the movement of the block, but this was later simplified to a toggle lock. This made it vastly more efficient and less labor-intensive than previous rapid-firing guns, such as the, that relied on actual mechanical cranking. The Maxim gun design was provided with H2O cooling, giving it the ability to maintain its rate of fire for far longer than air-cooled guns. The disadvantage of this was that it made the gun less flexible in attack than the lighter air-cooled weapons, being heavier and more complex, and requiring a supply of water.
Trials demonstrated that the Maxim could fire 600 rounds per minute. Compared to modern machine guns, the Maxim was heavy, bulky, and awkward. A lone soldier could fire the weapon, but it was usually operated by a team of men, usually 4 to 6. Apart from the gunner, other crews were needed to speed reload, spot targets, and carry and ready ammunition and water. Several men were needed to move or mount the heavy weapon.
AMERICAN USE; The American military had shown interest in the Maxim machine gun since 1887. Model 1889 and Model 1900 Maxims were used for testing, which lasted for years but not continuously. The gun was finally adopted in 1904 as the Maxim Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Model of 1904 as the first rifle-caliber heavy machine gun for standard service in the U.S. Army. The first 50 guns and tripods were made by VICKERS COMPANY in the U.K. COLT was selected to produce it domestically, but challenges with schematics and specifications delayed its introduction. By the time Colt began production in 1908 (which was also the last year orders were placed for the guns), a total of 90 M1904s were made by Vickers. Colt made their machine guns for the new caliber, and the ones made by Vickers were re-chambered for the new round. A total of 287 M1904 Maxims were manufactured. The M1904 was deployed in operations in the Philippines, Hawaii, Mexico, and Central and South America, but never saw much combat use. During World War I, it remained in the U.S. for training.
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