The m 19 ten maxim gun is a machine gun that was first introduced back in the days when ukraine was part of the old russian empire under a czar. It weighs 68 kilos, it's got an armored gun shield and its honor a big, two wheeled mount. This was the first machine gun ever used, which was developed by an american called hiram maxim.
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