IIRC the Maxim machine gun was originally designed for black powder, and Maxim had to build in mechanisms and tolerances that would deal with the vast amount of BP fouling.
Imagine a BP Maxim if left uncleaned for a day or two on a rainy battlefield... the gun would rust horribly.
"Whatever happens, we have got
The Maxim gun, and they have not."
Sorry for drifting the thread, I do that far too often. Apologies.
Imagine a BP Maxim if left uncleaned for a day or two on a rainy battlefield... the gun would rust horribly.
"Whatever happens, we have got
The Maxim gun, and they have not."
Sorry for drifting the thread, I do that far too often. Apologies.
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