CODE – 04-132-904
NAME – Maxim Machine Gun Model 1904
COMMON NAMES – Model 1904 Maxim
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1904
CALIBER – 7.62x63mm (30-06) *
OVERALL LENGTH – 111.8 cm (44 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 72.4 cm (28.5 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)
LOAD – M1906 Ball, Jacketed Spitzer
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 850 m/s (2790 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3516 j (2593 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 26.08 kg (57 lb 8 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 39.06 kg (86 lb 2 oz) with 9.5 pints water, 250 round belt in ammunition case
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 75.35 kg (166 lb 2 oz) on tripod, with 9.5 pints water, 250 round belt in ammunition case
TYPE OF MOUNT – Tripod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 36.29 kg (80 lb)
WEIGHT OF WATER – 4.5 L (9.5 Pts) – 3.54 kg (7 lb 13 oz)
SIGHTS – Graduated to 2377 m (2,600 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 914 m (1000 yards)
OPERATION – Recoil, with muzzle gas booster
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 200 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 250 round canvas belt
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 250 round belt – 0.39 kg (13.8 oz)
Wooden Ammunition Case (Empty) – 2.36 kg (5 lb 3 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 250-round belt – 7.08 kg (15 lb 10 oz) Loaded with M1906 Ball
Wooden Ammunition Case with one 250-round belt – 9.44 kg (20 lb 13 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 250-round loaded belts in ammunition cases (1,500 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 56.64 kg (124 lb 14 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – US Army
*The weapon was originally chambered for the 7.62×65 mm (30-03) round. With the adoption of the modified 7.62x63mm (30-06) round in 1906, all earlier manufactured Maxim Model 1904 weapon were rechambered for the new round. Subsequent weapons were produced in the new caliber.
