Testing a Maxim machine gun
Men in top hats (and one in a bowler hat) testing a Maxim machine gun. The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884. It was in service from 1889 until the 1940s
Picture No
10528964
Media ID
48013994
Size
4999px x 3892px
(1.5MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
circa 1890s
