Maxim Gun
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
A kind of machine gun; - named after its inventor, Hiram S. Maxim.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An automatic machine-gun invented by Hiram S. Maxim, an American, in 1884, capable of discharging 620 rifle cartridges per minute; the first shot is fired by hand, and the recoil is utilised to reload and fire the next, and so on. A cylinder of water keeps the barrel from heating.
