Аннотация
The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers, who became the company's chairman; Maxim's company was absorbed by Vickers, Sons and Company in 1897. Subsequent variants in British, German and Russian service - the .303in Vickers (1912), 7.92mm MG 08 (1908) and 7.62mm PM M1910, respectively - dominated both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War I and soldiered on into World War II, while the Vickers remained in front-line British service essentially unchanged until 1968. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and written by a noted authority, this is the engaging story of the Maxim and its descendants, the innovative rapid-fire weapons that saw combat with British, German, Russian and other forces in the late Victorian era and throughout the world wars.


![Краткое описание 7,62-мм самозарядной винтовки обр. 1940 г. / Главное артиллерийское управление Красной Армии. — [Свердловск] : Воениздат. Свердловское отделение,... Краткое описание 7,62-мм самозарядной винтовки обр. 1940 г.](https://www.rulit.me/data/programs/images/kratkoe-opisanie-7-62-mm-samozaryadnoj-vintovki-obr-1940-g_427035.jpg)



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