PV-1 is a Soviet air-cooled version of the Russian M1910 Maxim for mounting on aircraft. It was designed between 1926 and 1927. The first prototypes were produced and accepted into service in 1928.
three PV-1 on an anti-aircraft mount in 1941
The Pulyemyot Maksima PM1910, or PM M1910, is a heavy machine gun that was used by the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and World War II. Later the gun saw service in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
PM M1910
Soviet troops receiving instruction on the M1910/30.
Soviet Red Army machinegunners with a M1910/30 in the Battle of Kursk.
A Red Army tachanka on display. Notice that it is mounted with a PM M1910/30.