The Maxim M1910 is a machine gun glimpsed in Roy Mustang's wartime memories, wielded by an Ishvalan resistance fighter. Appearing in episode 10 during a flashback to the Ishvalan War of Extermination, it hints at the outside hands arming one side of the conflict, later revealed to be the nation of Aerugo.
The Maxim M1910 is a machine gun that surfaces in the second anime series. It appears in episode 10, during a flashback Roy Mustang has to the Ishvalan War of Extermination.
The moment shows the weapon in the hands of an Ishvalan resistance fighter squaring off against Amestrian troops.
Within the flashback, the machine gun is used by the resistance fighter to engage the advancing Amestrian soldiers, illustrating that the Ishvalans had access to serious military hardware.
The story later clarifies where such firepower came from, revealing that Aerugo had supplied this and other weaponry to the Ishvalan side.
An unnamed Ishvalan resistance fighter is shown operating the Maxim M1910 against Amestrian forces during the war.
In real-world terms, the gun is a Russian-adopted take on the Maxim, first adopted in 1905 with a bronze water jacket and later standardized in 1910 to a corrugated-type jacket.

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The real-world weapon behind Fullmetal Alchemist's Maxim M1910 is a Russian-adopted variant of the Maxim gun, first adopted in 1905 with a bronze water jacket and later standardized in 1910 with a corrugated-type jacket.
The Maxim M1910 appears in episode 10 of the second anime series, during a flashback Roy Mustang has to the Ishvalan War of Extermination.
An unnamed Ishvalan resistance fighter is shown operating the Maxim M1910 against advancing Amestrian troops during the war.
The story later reveals that Aerugo supplied the Maxim M1910 and other weaponry to the Ishvalan side during the war.
The Maxim M1910 shows that the Ishvalans had access to serious military hardware, supplied by the outside nation of Aerugo, during Roy Mustang's flashback to the war.
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