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cover-ups on, 269, 305–7, 321–22, 324–25

design and development of, 292, 294–95, 298–99, 300 n , 306, 309–10, 326, 329, 360, 415

durability of, 298–99

Kalashnikov on, 444 n

malfunctioning of, 263, 267–69, 293–95, 297–335, 356, 415, 441 n , 442 n

Palestinians’ use of, 384

in present, 415–16

production and distribution of, 12, 292, 294–300, 303–6, 308–10, 316, 326, 331–32, 353, 409, 415–16, 417 n

propaganda on, 320–21

prototypes of, 316, 331–32

purchase prices of, 386

reliability of, 290, 298, 309, 313, 325, 326 n , 415

reputation of, 299, 315, 331

rust and corrosion of, 299–303, 306–7, 310, 326, 328, 330, 333

stockpiling of, 355

testing of, 281–83, 288–89, 293–94, 297, 301, 303, 306, 315, 322–24, 326, 332, 334, 360

in Vietnam, 263–64, 267–69, 271, 294, 296–308, 310–35, 353, 356, 415, 441 n , 443 n –44 n

weight and size of, 300 n , 309–10, 322

see also AR-15

M16 Controversies, The (McNaugher), 326 n

M35 rounds, 162–63, 166

M-60, 266–68

M70, 16

M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), 378 n , 442 n

M1903, 252–53, 271 n

M1943 rounds, 161, 166–67, 184, 199, 205, 249, 257, 378 n , 433 n

and AK and AK-type rifle design and development, 185, 192

illegal transfers of, 369

production and distribution of, 217, 349

MacArthur, Douglas, 170, 253

MacDonald, Robert W., 277–81, 283

machine guns, machine gunners, 21, 25, 115–22, 134–38, 363 n , 419 n

ammunition of, 27, 65, 68, 110–11, 136–37, 227

comparisons between AK-47s and, 3, 18

destruction of, 131–32

Gardner’s proposals on, 64–66

gas-operated, 109

German production of, 89–90, 102, 109, 117, 119, 246

handheld, 243

jamming of, 65, 112

medium-sized, 206, 243

miniaturization of, 137–38

morality of, 103, 105

mounted on tanks, 137

popularity of, 54–55, 135–36

precursors of, 29, 36

in Russo-Japanese War, 115–17, 119

shortages of, 129–30

skepticism about, 41, 46, 53–54, 62, 112, 137

Soviet production of, 158

special teams for, 110, 112–13, 117, 126–27, 131, 134, 137, 253, 266–68

tactical uses of, 64–66, 90, 93–94, 107–12, 115–18, 131, 136–37, 251–52, 424 n

training for, 90–91, 93–94, 110–11, 131, 227

ubiquity of, 135–37

in Vietnam, 266–68

World War I and, 45, 84, 90, 119–22, 124, 128–31, 133–34, 163, 165, 246, 251–52, 255, 424 n , 426 n

in World War II, 168, 178

see also specific machine guns

McKay, Jim, 352

McKiernan, Kevin, 397

McLean, James H., 66

MacMillan’s, 85–86

McNamara, Robert S., 269–74, 280–81, 290–93

AR-15 and, 274, 281, 283–85, 288, 290–91

on gun gap, 272–73

on M-14 vs. AK-47, 273–74, 280

M-16 and, 269–70, 292, 295–96, 306

systems-analysis approach of, 271, 288

McNaugher, Thomas L., 326 n

Madonna, Raymond C., 311–12

Madsen gun, 109, 138

Mahmoud, Karzan:

medical treatment of, 394–95, 397–98

shooting of, 388–95, 397, 408

Malashenko, Yevgeny I., 238

Malimon, Aleksandr, 190

Mannlicher, Ferdinand Ritter von, 138

Mao, Tse-tung, 216, 264, 265 n , 364

Marines, Marine Corps, U.S., 20, 275

AK-47s encountered and used by, 9, 259, 266–67, 313, 317, 324, 335–36

AR-15 and, 441 n

Chervenak’s letter and, 321–24, 327–28

M1s used by, 253

M-16s used by, 264, 267–68, 271, 306–7, 310–29, 332–33, 335, 356, 409, 442 n

morale in, 323

Stoner 63 and, 292

training of, 409–10

in Vietnam, 6, 9, 263–68, 271, 296, 306–7, 310–25, 327–29, 332–33, 335–36, 356

Maristo, Erkki, 248–49

Marshall, Ralph, 314

Mars-la-Tour, battle of, 44–45

Marx, Karl, 201, 264, 361, 383

Maschinengewehr 08 (MG08), 90, 119

Maschinenkarabiner 42, 163–64

Maschinenpistole 5 (MP-5), 384 n

Maschinenpistole 18 (MP-18), 139–40, 163–64, 228

Maschinenpistole 43 (MP-43), 164

Maschinen Pistole Kalashnikov (MPiK), 16, 247

Massoud, Ahmad Shah, 10

Matabele War, 86–88

Mauser, Peter Paul, 138

Mauser guns, 94, 162–63, 355

Maxim, Hiram Percy, 70–73

Maxim, Hiram Stevens, 67–78, 125, 135–37, 369, 390

and AK-47 design and development, 145

arrogance of, 69–70, 89, 149–50

automatic rifle sketches of, 75, 137, 423 n

brawling of, 69–70

business skills lacked by, 89

childhood of, 69, 71

Civil War and, 70–71, 73–74

deafness of, 89

death of, 135, 137

education of, 70

employees mistreated by, 72–73

fame of, 69, 82, 103–6, 135

finances of, 76, 82, 106, 111, 160

Maxim gun designed and developed by, 75–78, 82–83, 86, 105–6, 111, 135, 137, 149–50, 160

in Maxim gun marketing and sales, 83–84, 87, 111, 160, 203

and morality of Maxim gun, 105

Nobel’s quarrels with, 74

Nordenfelt’s partnership with, 86

racism of, 105–6, 425 n

sense of humor of, 71–73, 135, 150

World War I and, 135

Maxim, Leander, 74

Maxim gun, 145

ammunition of, 68–69, 75–77, 82–84, 87, 105, 113–14, 122

casualties inflicted by, 85–86, 98–102, 104–6, 109, 111, 114–15, 120, 127–28, 130, 133–34, 139

competition of, 83–84, 86–88, 108

design and development of, 74–78, 82–84, 86, 105–6, 111, 135, 137, 149–50, 153–54, 160

durability of, 83

effectiveness and efficiency of, 73, 84, 135

financing for, 76, 89

knock-offs and derivatives of, 90, 109, 117, 119, 125, 127, 140, 165

in Matabele War, 86–87

miniaturization of, 88–89

at Omdurman, 97–102, 107–8, 124, 165, 252

physical appearance of, 68, 75–76, 114

in poems, 104

production and distribution of, 74–76, 83–87, 89–90, 97–102, 105–6, 108–9, 111–12, 114–17, 119–21, 124–25, 127–28, 130–31, 133–34, 160, 167, 202, 420–21 n , 426 n

prototypes of, 68, 77–78

reliability of, 83, 88

in Russo-Japanese War, 113–17, 119, 167, 252

as symbol, 104

tactical uses of, 107–8, 115, 118

tests and demonstrations of, 68, 76, 83–86, 88, 90, 112

ubiquity of, 135–36

water-cooled, 112

weight and size of, 83, 88–89, 122, 135, 138

in World War I, 84, 90, 119–22, 124, 128, 130–31, 133–34, 165, 426 n

Yonnie insurgency and, 85–86

Maxim Gun Company:

finances of, 76

marketing and sales of, 83

Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company Limited, 86, 88–89

Maxse, Ivor, 123

ME-42, 355

Medvedev, Dmitri A., 403–4

Meinertzhagen, Richard, 119–21, 426 n

Merz gun works, 163–64

MG08 (Maschinengewehr 08), 90, 119

Michault, Jacques, 274

Mikoyan, Anastas, 224

Miller, Mikhail, 242, 435 n

Mills, J. D., 36, 420 n

Minié balls, 33–34

Minin, Leonid, 369–71, 411

Misr, 16, 349

mitrailleur, 43–46, 51, 421 n

ammunition of, 43

design of, 43–44

Fosbery on, 44–45, 55–56

in Franco-Prussian War, 45–46

production of, 43

secrecy of, 43–44

tactical uses of, 45–46

Model 1873, 60

Model 1895, 108, 111, 145

Modern Traveler, The (Belloc), 103