The firearms experts in the machine gun project group naturally had no objections to such a distribution ratio. Besides the dividend income they could receive, they had already been rewarded by Carlo, with the least getting at least six months' worth of income, and some well-rewarded experts receiving an additional one or two years' worth, which was already quite a significant amount of money for them.
The price of 5980 pesetas for the machine gun was acceptable to the military. After a brief discussion, Prime Minister Serrano personally signed a machine gun purchase agreement with Maxim.
The Spanish Military would purchase 420 machine guns at the price of 5980 pesetas each and buy 12,600 canvas ammunition belts, each holding 333 rounds, at a price of 50 pesetas per belt.
