SIG KE7

SIG KE7
TypeLight machine gun
Place of originSwitzerland
Service history
In service1929
Used bySee Users
WarsChinese Civil War
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Spanish Civil War
Second Sino-Japanese War
Korean War
Cuban Revolution
Production history
ManufacturerSIG
Produced1929-1938
Specifications
Mass8.2 kg
Length1,190 mm
Barrel length800 mm
Crew2, firer and magazine/barrel changer

Cartridge7×57mm Mauser
7.65×53mm Mauser
7.92×57mm Mauser
ActionRecoil-operated
Rate of fire550 rounds/minute
Feed system25 round box magazine
SightsIron

The SIG KE7 is a light machine gun designed and manufactured in Switzerland in the decade before the Second World War. Although exported, it was never used by the Swiss Army.