Ever elusive parabellum rifles.

unspellable · 07-09-2004, 05:34 PM

G. van,

I'd be interested in hearing more about the "Winchester" and other predecessors to the Maxim. I have been laboring under the impression that the Maxim was an original with Maxim having received inspiration from the crank and piston action of an engine. Not that there were not other "togglely" actions.

I believe the Maxim was the first successful "true machine gun" or at least the first commercially successfule one.

07-09-2004, 05:34 PM	#21
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	G. van, I'd be interested in hearing more about the "Winchester" and other predecessors to the Maxim. I have been laboring under the impression that the Maxim was an original with Maxim having received inspiration from the crank and piston action of an engine. Not that there were not other "togglely" actions. I believe the Maxim was the first successful "true machine gun" or at least the first commercially successfule one.