Раз такое дело, еще фотографии о полюбившемся английском конструкторе.
Maxim's Gun circa 1883. Sir Hiram Maxim (1840 - 1916), British inventor and engineer poses with his Maxim machine gun. The caption reads "He felt the effect of national intoxication."
September 1915. Rear view of captured Russian gunners pulling their guns on trolley mountings as they are escorted by German soldiers, Eastern Front, World War I.
1919. A machine gun drill for Russian officers at Newmarket.