Hi,
It's not sheer speculation. Hiram Maxim developed a working machinegun using a modified Winchester lever-action as a basis while in the UK. This gun was never marketed but led to the development of the first Maxim machineguns.
Startin in 1899 DWM Berlin manufactured the Maxim under license and also improved the Maxim carriages. They even developed special carriages for installation in Zeppelin airships.
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