Pulemet Maksima Obrazets Model 1910 (PM Model 1910)

History

Like other world powers at the turn of the century, the Russians adopted the famous Maxim machine gun - a weapon developed by the American Hiram Maxim that became the world's first when it was introduced in 1884 Recoil operated machine gun system. By that time, high-capacity battlefield weapons required repeated firing, using manual operations such as the movement of a hand crank (such as a Gatling gun), and these weapons were used as artillery pieces rather than tactical devices. Maxim's design rewrote the book on automatic fire, using the propellant gas captured from each spent cartridge and reused in the firing action to set up subsequent shots.

The gun has advanced so much that it was adopted by the German Empire as the "Maxim 08" and licensed by the British Vickers as the "Vickers Machine Gun" - both classic adaptations of the base design. The Russians followed suit and adopted a slightly modified version of this weapon, called the "Pulemyot Maxima Obraztsa 1910 Goda" ("PM 1910 Model"), which was itself an improved version of their earlier Model 1905.

All Maxim-related weapons have the same form and function on the battlefield.

Puleymot Maxima Obraztsa 1910 Goda The long name is aptly translated as "Maxim's 1910 machine gun model".

Model 1910 PM is classified as a "heavy machine gun" requiring the service of multiple crews due to its high ammunition consumption, heavy duty sturdy two-wheeled frame with integral gun shield and tow handle, and water-pass Tank and hose assembly to cool the barrel. Water cooling is a necessary feature of this gun, resulting in a large corrugated jacket being placed around the barrel assembly.

The water prevents it from being damaged or deformed by the constant onslaught of fire - the enormous heat the cannon generates during firing is a common feature of all versions of the maxim.

While this weapon is inconvenient to transport, its high-capacity firing capability can easily turn the tide in any battle. The weapon is built for a defense-oriented tough system, but its carrier also allows the operator to drag the weapon into battle along a flowing front.

Like other machine guns of the time, it was a belt-fed system that relied on short recoil with switchable locking. A dedicated staff member will manage this tape and help clean up any interruptions in the system. The rest of the crew will store the ammunition and supply it on hand, while the rest of the crew manages the water supply. The rate of fire is 600 rounds per minute and the muzzle velocity is 2,430 feet per second - making the PM 1910 excellent lethality at range.

The complete weapon system weighs 140 pounds and has an overall length of 42 inches. The cartridge of choice was the Russian 7.62x54mm R Rife cartridge - a full-fledged Man-stopper dating back to 1891.

Design of the 1910 model began in 1909, production began the following year (hence the name) and, surprisingly, production continued until 1939. Proven very reliable in the harshest conditions on the battlefield, this weapon was in service throughout the Russian campaign against Germany in the First World War (1914-1918), only in the bloody Russian Civil War that ended Tsarist rule and formed the beginning of the Soviet Union The Union of Return was used against the Russians themselves. Despite all these upheavals, in the interwar years, production continued into the period before World War II (1939-1945), with some changes to give slightly different names ( For example, "Type 1910/30" from 1930). By that time, the weapon had gone down other development paths and was used as a naval and aircraft machine gun ("PV-1"). The weapon was also officially adopted by Finland ("Maxim M/32-33") and Poland through local designation.

The Model 1910 itself formed the basis for the first Soviet-designed light machine gun (LMG) in "Maksim Tokarev" in 1925.

Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1940, this weapon was still widely used. Soviet industry, severely hampered by Germany's initially impressive progress, was eventually relocated, and from 1941 to 1945 Soviet factories produced more weapons (about 55,258 in 1942 alone!).

In 1943, the Model 1910 was officially replaced by the SG-43 Goryunov series, which used the same gun shield and two-wheel frame assembly as the Model 1910. Due to the availability of both weapons, they fought side by side for the remainder of the war.

Such large production numbers ensured that the Model 1910 would survive well into the postwar years. The Model 1910 served in the Korean War (1950-1953) and the Vietnam War (1955-1975) with operators including Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iran and North Korea, Mongolia, Poland, South Korea, Russia, Spain, USSR, Turkey and North Vietnam/Vietnam.

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