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apr 17, 1884 - Invention of the maxim gun

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Finally the machine gun was perfected. This gun was chain fed and used the blow back from the last round to push the pin back into a spring to be pushed forward again.

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Millitary Advancements from 1800-1950

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apr 17, 1884
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~ 142 years ago
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