The inventor of the Maxim Gun issued 1.9 million shares to Nathan Rothschild.
The Maxim-Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company was the result of a takeover by Hiram Maxim of Thorsten Nordenfelt's Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company in 1888. 
 Rothschild issued 1.9 million of shares to finance the merger. 
 Nathan Rothschild retained a substantial shareholding in the new Maxim-Nordenfelt combine and exerted a direct influence over its management. 
 He was the inventor of the Maxim Gun  the first portable, fully automatic machine gun  and held patents on mechanical devices such as a mousetrap, hair-curling irons, and steam pumps. 
