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Maxim M/09-21
A Maxim M/09-21 heavy machine gun in use during the Continuation war.
TypeHeavy machine gun
Service history
In service1921–?
Used byFinland
WarsWorld War II
Specifications
Mass51.6 kg (with tripod) 24 kg (without tripod)
Length1110 mm

Cartridge7.62×54mmR
ActionRecoil operated
Rate of fire600 rpm
Feed system250 round fabric belt or 200 round metallic belt

The Maxim M/09-21 is a Maxim machine gun variant made by Finland and used by the Finnish army during World War II.[1][2][3]

History

The Finnish Civil War in 1918 led to Finland becoming an independent democratic republic. The new Finnish army needed a machine gun to distribute to its troops. The most easily accessible machine guns were Russian PM M1910 Maxim machine guns captured during the civil war,[1] but the wheeled mounts the machine guns used were unsuited to Finnish terrain which was mainly forests.[1] Finland decided to make their own Maxim variant, more suited to the Finnish terrain, by developing a tripod and then mounting a Russian Maxim machine gun on it. The tripod, which would be ready for production in 1921, was derived from to the one on the DWM's MG 09 machine gun (the export version of the MG 08 machine gun) which Finland had used successfully during the civil war.[1][3]

Design

Rear of Maxim M/09-21 machine gun

Finnish changes to the original Russian Maxim included manufacturing modifications and a simplified gunsight which changed the sight measurements to the metric system. The tripod mount could fold for easier carrying and had metal carrying handles on each of the two front legs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Submachine guns, Light machine guns and Machine Guns used by the Finnish Army in the Winter War". winterwar.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  2. ^ "Four Finnish Maxim Type Machine Guns". www.saunalahti.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. ^ a b "Maxim - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games". www.imfdb.org. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

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