Knorr-Bremse light machine gun 1935/36
| Knorr-Bremse light machine gun 1935/36 | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| general information | |
| Country of operation: |
German Empire Sweden Finland |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Knorr brake |
| Development year: | 1929 |
| Manufacturer country: |
.svg){kind=small} German Empire Sweden
|
| Production time: | 1935 to 1940 |
| Model variants: | MG35 / 36, Kulsprutegevär m-1940 |
| Weapon Category: | Machine gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1280 mm |
| Barrel length : | 500 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
7.92 × 57 mm 6.5 × 55 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 25 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 500-550 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single, continuous fire |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | open sights |
| Closure : | Tilt block closure |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Knorr-Bremse 1935/36 light machine gun was a machine gun designed by Hans Lauf in the late 1920s for what was then Knorr-Bremse AG Berlin . It fired the German standard cartridge 7.92 × 57 mm .
description
Initially, in 1933 Lauf had the weapon tested by the Swedish armed forces with 6.5 mm ammunition due to the armaments restrictions imposed by the Weimar Republic . It was manufactured by Svenska Automatvapen AB and named Kulsprutegevär m-1940 by the Swedish Army . Lauf improved the MG so that it received a different grip , a bipod , a modified gas system and a longer flash hider. In this version it could fire cartridges of the caliber 7.92 × 57 mm. He also applied for a patent for the weapon in the United States in 1936 under number 430641 . The Finnish military ordered the "Knorr-Bremse" in small numbers at the beginning of the Second World War .
literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , weapons, p. 195-197 .
Web links
- Maxim Popenker: MG 35/36 Knorr-Bremse. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed February 25, 2016 .