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Originally Posted by PJR
...the concept of recoil operated firearms was pioneered and patented by Hiram Maxim in the early 1880's. When John Browning was making single shot rifles at Winchester, Hiram Maxim presented a working belt-fed machine gun to the British Army Board.
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And not only that, but he was also the inventor of the basic form of... the mousetrap. A smart and versatile fellow, was Sir Hiram.
