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Maxim machine gun on display (Kamensk-Shakhtinsky)

Russia / Rostov / Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy / Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
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A weapon invented by American-born British inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim in 1884: it was the first recoil-operated machine gun in production. It has been called "the weapon most associated with the British imperial conquest", and likewise was used in colonial wars by other countries between 1886 and 1914.

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Coordinates:   48°17'53"N   40°18'0"E
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