Summary of Paul Cornish's Machine-Guns and the Great War

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The first machine gun was invented by Hiram Maxim in London in 1883. It was a device that discharged six cartridges automatically, on a single trigger pull. The date can be deduced from patent number 3493, which Maxim registered on 16 July 1883 for an invention of improvements in machine or battery guns, and in cartridges for the same and other firearms. #2 Hiram Stevens Maxim, an American, arrived in England