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Small Arms and Ammunition 1 month 1 day ago #88696

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Maxim gun manufactured by a Boer at Fiksburg, captured by the CMR at Hammonia.

Source: Edwards, The Anglo-Boer War Album, 1899-1900
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Small Arms and Ammunition 1 month 1 day ago #88698

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Judging by the scattered chargers of 7mm Mauser ammunition in front of the gentleman in the boater (as well in his left hand), this workshop special was in calibre 7mm. As the Maxim mechanism could not take charger loading, it must have been belt fed. It would be interesting to know more about this expedient.
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IL,

That s a very interesting observation.

Here is a zoomed in view of the ammunition.

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Small Arms and Ammunition 4 days 20 hours ago #89055

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Carriage-mounted .303-inch Vickers Sons & Maxim machine gun, shortly after landing at Durban with the 2nd Bn. Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment.

Also a photograph of a Maxim carriage plate, similar to the one clearly visible below the right hand seat in the R.W.S.R. image.






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