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The '''Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova''' (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова) ''/Maxim's machine gun on Sokolov's mount/'' (also known as the Pulemyot Maxima PM1910 "Maxim machine gun 1910") was a [[heavy machine gun]] used by the [[Military history of Imperial Russia|Russian Army]] during [[World War I]] and the [[Red Army]] during [[World War II]]. It was adopted in 1910 and was a variant of [[Hiram Maxim]]'s [[Maxim gun]], chambered for the standard Russian [[7.62 x 54 mm R]] ammunition. The M1910 was mounted on a cumbersome wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the [[SG-43 Gorunov]], starting in [[1943]]. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted [[PV-1 machine gun|PV-1]] and naval versions.
The '''Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova''' (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова) ''/Maxim's machine gun on Sokolov's mount/'' (also known as the Pulemyot Maxima PM1910 "Maxim machine gun 1910") was a [[heavy machine gun]] used by the [[Military history of Imperial Russia|Russian Army]] during [[World War I]] and the [[Red Army]] during [[World War II]]. It was adopted in 1910 and was a variant of [[Hiram Maxim]]'s [[Maxim gun]], chambered for the standard Russian [[7.62 x 54 mm R]] ammunition. The M1910 was mounted on a cumbersome wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the [[SG-43 Gorunov]], starting in [[1943]]. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted [[PV-1 machine gun|PV-1]] and naval versions.

==External links==
* [http://www.thetankmaster.com/english/afv/maxim_1910.asp Russian Maxim MG, Model 1910 , Sokolov Mtg – Walk around photos]
* [http://www.thetankmaster.com/english/afv/maxim1910_01.asp RUSSIAN M1910 MAXIM MACHINE GUN ON WHEELED MOUNT in 7.62 mm x 54 calibre (Production 1934) – Walk around photos]
* [http://www.thetankmaster.com/ENGLISH/AFV/maxim_M4_1.asp Soviet anti-aircraft QUAD mount for Maxim machine gun - M4 – Walk around photos]


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 15:42, 5 October 2007

7,62 станковый пулемет системы Максима образца 1910 года
TypeMachine gun
Place of originRussian Empire
Service history
In service1910 to 1943
Used byUSSR,
WarsWWI - WWII
Production history
Designed1910
Produced1910 to 1939
1941 to 1945
VariantsM1910/30, Finnish M/09-21
Specifications
Mass64,3 kg
Length1067 mm
Barrel length721 mm

Cartridge7.62 x 54 mm R
Caliber7.62 mm
Actionrecoil
Rate of fire600 round/min
Muzzle velocity740 m/s
Feed system250 round belt

The Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова) /Maxim's machine gun on Sokolov's mount/ (also known as the Pulemyot Maxima PM1910 "Maxim machine gun 1910") was a heavy machine gun used by the Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during World War II. It was adopted in 1910 and was a variant of Hiram Maxim's Maxim gun, chambered for the standard Russian 7.62 x 54 mm R ammunition. The M1910 was mounted on a cumbersome wheeled mount with a gun shield and was replaced in Soviet service by the SG-43 Gorunov, starting in 1943. In addition to the main infantry version, there were aircraft mounted PV-1 and naval versions.

External links

See also