Madsen machine gun

Madsen machine gun
A Madsen light machine gun with spare magazine.
TypeLight machine gun
Place of originDenmark
Service history
In service1902–present
Used bySee Users
WarsRusso-Japanese War
Bambatha Rebellion
1911 Revolution
World War I
Russian Civil War
Mexican Revolution
Finnish Civil War
Warlord Era
Rif War
Constitutionalist Revolution[1]
Chaco War
Spanish Civil War
World War II
Indonesian National Revolution
Portuguese Colonial War
Football War
Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict[2]
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
DesignerJulius A. Rasmussen
Theodor Schouboe
Designed1896–1902
ManufacturerDansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S
Produced1902–1955
Specifications
Mass9.07 kg (20.00 lb)
Length1,143 mm (45.0 in)
Barrel length584 mm (23.0 in)

Cartridge8×58mmR Danish Krag[3]
7×57mm Mauser
6.5×55mm
6.5×53mmR
6.5×52mm Carcano
7.92×57mm Mauser
7.65×53mm Argentine
7.62×54mmR
8×50mmR Lebel
8×50mmR Mannlicher
Patrone 88
.303 British[4][page needed]
.30-06
7.62×51mm NATO
ActionMixed recoil-operated
Rate of fire450 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity870 m/s (2,854 ft/s) (6.5×55mm)
Feed system25, 30, and 40-round detachable box magazine
SightsRear V-notch and front post

The Madsen is a light machine gun that Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schouboe designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War, and that the Royal Danish Army adopted in 1902. It was the world's first true light machine gun produced in quantity and Madsen was able to sell it in 12 calibres to over 34 countries. The gun saw extensive combat usage for over 100 years, with continued use in limited quantities worldwide into the 2010s.[5][6] The Madsen was produced by Compagnie Madsen A/S (later operating as Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S and then Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S).

  1. ^ Cotta, Francis Albert as trincheiras da mantiqueira: os embates da Brigada Sul na Revolução Constitucionalista
  2. ^ "Recent images of Rio's drug war". 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ Arma-Dania.
  4. ^ Martin 2002.
  5. ^ Kokalis 2001, pp. 15–16.
  6. ^ de Quesada 2011, p. 24.