33LIMA Posted May 30, 2017 Posted May 30, 2017 "Whatever happens, we have got The Lewis Gun, and they have not." Ok it should have been "the Maxim Gun" but I couldn't resist it :) Quote
Hauksbee Posted May 31, 2017 Author Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) It was reported that when Hiram Maxim was in Russia drumming up customers for his new gun, he was approached by a group of young czarist officers. They called on him at his hotel, on the evening before the scheduled demonstration. They explained that they were giving him the opportunity to pack and quietly slip out of town. Maxim asked why he should do such a thing. They explained that he was sure to be unmasked as a fraud since it had be "scientifically proved that it was impossible to pull that handle on the side 550 times a minute." Edited May 31, 2017 by Hauksbee Quote
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