The Maxim Automatic Gun in Action Matabele (1893-4) and Chitral (1895) and Niger Sierra Leone Campaigns (1st Edition 1895)

Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company

Published by Maxim Nordenfelt., 1895

About this Item

Hardback full leather, gilt. Very rare 1st Edition 1895 of this important reference on the Maxim, which became one of the most influencial weapons of all time. This "sales" item provides all the current evidence of its effectiveness through descriptions of its use many via articles and press reports. 31pp., folding extract from the London Gazette neatly affixed and folded,(with account of the maxim's success in defeating a native attack in the Malakand Pass in 1895), together with 20 pages of photographic plates on the maxim and its variations and supporting equipment. Some not too serious wear to corners and head and tail of spine, and foxing, still a very attractive copy. price includes tracked and signed for postage. Seller Inventory # 24034

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Maxim Automatic Gun in Action Matabele (...

Publisher: Maxim Nordenfelt.

Publication Date: 1895

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition