A machine gun is a fully automatic and rifled firearm designed for sustained direct fire. The first practical self-powered machine gun was invented in 1884 by Sir Hiram Maxim. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A machine gun is a fully automatic and rifled firearm designed for sustained direct fire.
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The first practical self-powered machine gun was invented in 1884 by Sir Hiram Maxim.
Invented By: Hiram Stevens Maxim, History section (inventor attribution)
The first practical self-powered machine gun was invented in 1884 by Sir Hiram Maxim.
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