Maxim Gun
Heavy Machine Gun
DesignerHiram Maxim
Design Year1884
Difficulty
Very Easy
Era
World War I
In-Game Hints
- -First fully automatic machine gun
- -Water-cooled and recoil-operated
- -Changed the nature of warfare in the late 19th century
Country of OriginClick to reveal
United Kingdom
About the Maxim Gun
The Maxim Gun is a heavy machine gun designed by Hiram Maxim in 1884 from the World War I era. It is classified as a very easy difficulty firearm in Gun Guesser.
In Gun Guesser, players are shown the Maxim Gun along with its type, designer, and design year — but not its country of origin. Your challenge is to place a pin on the world map as close to its true origin as possible. The closer your guess, the higher your score.
Think you know where the Maxim Gun was designed? Play Gun Guesser to test your firearms geography knowledge, or browse the full firearms database to study up before your next game.
Can You Guess Where the Maxim Gun Was Made?
Test your knowledge in Gun Guesser — the free online gun quiz where you pin firearm origins on the world map.
