Alan:
Don't you agree that those are wheeled Sokolov mounts which are somehow mounted on top of another MG mount? I have a Russian Sokolov mount downstairs. I may need to go drag it out to have a closer look at it. Never heard of propping one up like that.
Maxim guns really are a facinating bit of history. The NRA made a documentry film counting down the 10 most historically important firearms of all time, and the Maxim was numero uno. They changed history.
It was Belloc who wrote: "Whatever happens, we have the Maxim gun and they have not..."
dju
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