Is This A Maxim??

DavidJayUden · 03-20-2013, 10:43 PM

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

03-20-2013, 10:43 PM	#28
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	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