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Doctor Richard Gatling patented his design of the "Gatling Gun", a six-barreled weapon capable of firing a phenomenal 200 rounds per minute
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In 1881, a friend of Hiram Maxim, the American inventor, told him: "If you wanted to make a lot of money, invent something that will enable these Europeans to cut each other's throats with. Hiram Maxim was born in Sangersville, Maine in 1840 and was the inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun and the Maxim Silencer.
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The Thompson submachine gun or Tommy gun was invented by General John T. Thompson, it was the first hand held machine gun. Thompson was driven with the thought of creating a hand held machinegun that would help end the First World War, However, "the first shipment of prototype guns destined for Europe arrived at the docks in New York city on November 11, 1918, the day the War ended."
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The vickers machine gun was made after the war for future wars.
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The MP 40 was made in Nazi Germany it was based on the MP 36. The MP 40 is still used today they are just not made any more because the production is too exspensive.
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The soviet PPSH-41 was made to aid in WW2.
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When the Vietnam war started many machine guns were invented such as the stoner 63 here are some guns used in this time
RPK
M60
AK 47
AK 74 U
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More machine guns were invented from the 1970s to present day like the following;
L86 LSW
HK MG4
SAR-21
Vektor MIni-SS
