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How long is a Maxim machine gun?

A Maxim machine gun is about 1.07 m (3 ft 6 in) long.

What is measured: World's first fully automatic machine gun, full length

Maxim Machine Gun (1.07 m) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Maxim Machine Gun (1.07 m) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 63% of the height of an adult person
  • About 5 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 54% of the height of a doorway
  • About 2.8× the height of a bowling pin
  • As long as about 13 credit cards end to end

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Facts about Maxim Machine Gun

Invented in 1884, the Maxim gun's devastating rate of fire transformed warfare and colonial conflicts in the late 19th century.

Source: Imperial War Museum: Maxim Machine Gun

Military

NameSizeCompared with Maxim Machine Gun
RPG-7 Rocket Launcher95 cm (3 ft 1 in)0.89×
Winchester Model 1873 Rifle99 cm (3 ft 3 in)0.93×
Katana Sword1 m (3 ft 3 in)0.93×
M16A2 Rifle1 m (3 ft 3 in)0.93×
Panzerfaust1.05 m (3 ft 5 in)0.98×
Maxim Machine Gun1.07 m (3 ft 6 in)this page
Javelin Anti-Tank Missile1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)1×
M1 Garand Rifle1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)1×
Roman Scutum Shield1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)1.1×
Medieval Longsword1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)1.1×

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