PM M1910

Pulyemyot Maksima PM1910
TypeHeavy machine gun
Place of originRussian Empire[1]
Service history
In service1910–present
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
Designed1909–1910[2]
Produced1910–1939
1941–1945
No. builtat least 176,000[7]
Specifications
Mass
  • 23.8 kg (52.47 lb) gun body
  • 62.66 kg (138.14 lb) on wheeled mount[1]
Length1,067 mm (42 in)
Barrel length721 mm (28.4 in)

Cartridge7.62×54mmR[4][1]
ActionShort recoil, toggle locked
Rate of fire600 round/min[1]
Muzzle velocity740 m/s (2,427 ft/s)
Feed system250-round belt[1]

The Pulyemyot Maksima PM1910 (Russian: Пулемёт Максима образца 1910 года, romanizedPulemyot Maksima obraztsa 1910 goda, lit.'Maxim's machine gun Model 1910'), or PM M1910, is a heavy machine gun that was used by the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and World War II. Later the gun saw service in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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