Extra Light Rifle Calibre Maxim | |
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Type | Medium machine gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1895–1900 |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designer | Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim |
Manufacturer | Maxim Gun Company, Vickers |
No. built | 135 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12.2 kg (27 lb)/20.2 kg (44.5 lb) with tripod |
Crew | 1 |
Caliber | .303 British |
Action | Recoil-operated |
Rate of fire | 400 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 744 m/s |
Feed system | 250-round canvas belt |
Sights | Iron sights |
Extra Light Rifle Calibre Maxim, designed in 1895, was an early medium machine gun.