Little Mystery

unspellable · 04-09-2002, 08:56 AM

While the Luger derives from the Borchardt and the Borchardt derives from the Maxim, I don't know about the Maxim Henry connection. I've heard that Maxim got his idea from the reciprocating engine and that in the original Maxim design the rear toggle link was actually a rotating crank. The complete rotation was dropped for fear of a runaway condition. They thought an incomplete roation with alternating directions would be easier to stop.

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04-09-2002, 08:56 AM	#6
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 769 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Little Mystery While the Luger derives from the Borchardt and the Borchardt derives from the Maxim, I don't know about the Maxim Henry connection. I've heard that Maxim got his idea from the reciprocating engine and that in the original Maxim design the rear toggle link was actually a rotating crank. The complete rotation was dropped for fear of a runaway condition. They thought an incomplete roation with alternating directions would be easier to stop. unspellable