| Year | M.1910: 1910 M.1910/30: 1930 |
| Weapon Type | Medium Machine Gun |
| Origin & Designer | Russia/Maxim |
| Numbers Produced | 600.000 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Calibre | 7.62mm (7.62x54R) |
| Elevation | [@elevation] |
| Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
| Cartridge Weight | [@cartridge_weight] |
| Round Weight | 147gr (9.5g) |
| Barrel Length | 720mm |
| Overall Length | 1.070mm |
| Grenade Types | [@grenade_types] |
| Mount | Two Wheeled Carriage (Sokolov) |
| Combat Weight | Gun: 23.80 kg Mount & Shield: 45.22 kg Water: 5 kg Total: 74.2 kg |
| Operation | Recoil Operated/Fully Automatic |
| Cooling System | Water |
| Sights | Front Blade & Adjustable Rear |
| Feed | 250 Round Belt |
| Practical Rate of Fire | [@practical_rate_of_fire] |
| Maximum Rate of Fire | 600 r.p.m. |
| Blank Cartridge | [@blank_cartridge] |
| Muzzle Velocity | 740 m/s |
| Fuel Capacity | [@fuel_capacity] |
| Minimum Range | [@minimum_range] |
| Effective Range | 2.700m |
| Maximum Range | 5000m |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Bayonet | [@bayonet] |
| Traction | [@traction] |
| Variants | [@variants] |
| Notes | The PM M.1910 (Pulemyot Maxima obraztsa) was a Russian version of the Maxim machine gun. The gun was adapted by the Russians and served right through world war one and civil war. During the interwar period the gun was kept in production and was the standard Soviet medium machine gun at the start of world war two. It was a reliable but heavy weapon and infantry versions were mounted on the Kolesnikov wheeled carriage and provided a gun shield. It was a belt-fed and water cooled, which gave it a high rate of fire. It had various improvements which resulted in the M.1910/30 which had better long range sights, trigger and improved Vladimirov mount. More adaptations were done after the war with Finland and these included a wide aperture to allow for snow to be used as a coolant. The SG-43 was supposed to replace it, but this was never fully implemented and was still produced late in the war. It was issued to machine gun companies at battalion level and used in the anti-aircraft role. |