![Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim demonstrating his latest machine gun to Louis Cassier and J. Bucknall Smith, designed for the Emperor of Germany; circa 1895 Stock Photo - Alamy Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim demonstrating his latest machine gun to Louis Cassier and J. Bucknall Smith, designed for the Emperor of Germany; circa 1895 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J0C70H/sir-hiram-stevens-maxim-demonstrating-his-latest-machine-gun-to-louis-cassier-and-j-bucknall-smith-designed-for-the-emperor-of-germany-circa-1895-2J0C70H.jpg)
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim demonstrating his latest machine gun to Louis Cassier and J. Bucknall Smith, designed for the Emperor of Germany; circa 1895 Stock Photo - Alamy
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An old cigarette card (c. 1929) with a portrait of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916) and an illustration of his gun. Maxim was an American-born British inventor best known as the creator
![Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) and his machine gun, as featured in an interview with him in The Sketch. Date: 1894 - SuperStock Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) and his machine gun, as featured in an interview with him in The Sketch. Date: 1894 - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/4220/Comp/4220-20415186.webp)
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) and his machine gun, as featured in an interview with him in The Sketch. Date: 1894 - SuperStock
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Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim /N(1840-1916). American (Naturalized British) Inventor. Poster Print by Granger Collection - Item # VARGRC0054692 - Posterazzi
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Hiram Stevens Maxim (February 5, 1840 - November 24, 1916) was an American-born inventor. In 1881, Maxim arrived in England in order to reorganize the London offices of the U.S. Electric Lighting
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