About this objectWorld War I Machine Gun.
Green barrel and cooling chamber. Black firing area and brown wooden stock.
Barrel is 90 mm diam and 560 mm long.
Labelled "Maxim Machine Gun German".
Stamped on case: 6187 / M90 8/15. / MAN. / Nurburg / 1917
MakerDeutsche Waffen und Munitions Fabriken
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made1917
Place MadeBerlin and Spandau, Germany
Medium and MaterialsMetal
Wood
Inscription and MarksStamped on case: 6187 / M90 8/15 / MAN / Nurburg / 1917
MeasurementsL 1200 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWorld War 1
Subject and Association KeywordsSir Hiram Stevens Maxim
Subject and Association DescriptionInvented By Hiram Maxim in 1883.
Made under licence in Germany since 1908.
It was the standard machine gun for Germany in World War I.
Could fire up to 600 rounds per minute,
Used 250 round fabric belts of 7.92 x 52 mm ammunition.
Water cooled.
