Schwarzlose machine gun

Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7
MG M.7/12 mounted on a wheel in a World War I-era anti-aircraft configuration.
TypeMedium Machine gun
Place of originAustria-Hungary
Service history
In service1908–1948
Used bySee Users
WarsBalkan Wars
World War I
Russian Civil War[1]
Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia
Polish–Soviet War
Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
Constitutionalist Revolution
Colombia–Peru War
Austrian Civil War
Spanish Civil War
World War II
1948 Arab–Israeli War[2]
Production history
DesignerAndreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose[3]
Designed1904[4]
ManufacturerSteyr
Produced1908[5] – 1918
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass41.4 kg (gun & tripod)
Length945 mm
Barrel length530 mm

Cartridge6.5×50mm Arisaka
6.5x52mm Carcano
6.5×53mmR
6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer
6.5×55mm
7.62×54mmR
.303 British
8×50mmR Mannlicher
8×56mmR
7.92×57mm Mauser
ActionToggle-delayed blowback
Rate of fire400-580 rounds/min (M.7/12)
600-880 rounds/min (MG-16A)
Feed system250-round cloth belt

The Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a medium machine-gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I. It was utilized by the Dutch, Greek and Hungarian armies during World War II. It was routinely issued to Italian colonial troops, alongside the Mannlicher M1895 rifle.[6]

The primary producers were the ŒWG in Steyr, and FÉG in Budapest.

  1. ^ "Vintage Saturday: Assorted Machine Guns". Forgotten Weapons. 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Anyathor007 (18 August 2012). "The Birth of Israel". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Peterson 2007, p. 31
  4. ^ "Automatic gun". Google Patents.
  5. ^ Ortner 2011, p. 214
  6. ^ Willbanks 2004, p. 57