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Emperor Alexander III himself fired shots by the Maxim machine gun in the arena of the Anichkov Palace on March 8, 1888, and in May machine guns were tested at the Main Artillery Range. Within 1891–1892, several machine guns fit for a rifle 3-line round were purchased.
So lets 8 march will be our day of maxim spam
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Lets make challenge today guys, play with maxim spam
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More info about maxim in Russia history http://heroes-arms.ru/en/maxim.html#maxim_intro