Madsen (weapon)
| Madsen IMG | |
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| general information | |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Dansk Rekylriffel Syndicate |
| Manufacturer country: | Denmark |
| Production time: | 1903 to 1955 |
| Weapon Category: | light machine gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1145 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 9 kg |
| Barrel length : | 585 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | various ( 7.92 × 57 mm and 6.5 × 55 mm most common) |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 25, 30 or 40 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | curved box magazine |
| Cadence : | 450 rounds / min |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Madsen was a light machine gun made in Denmark . It was constructed in 1883 by the master master of the Royal Military Weapons Factory in Copenhagen , Julius Alexander Rasmussen Bjarnov (1838-1908), and the artillery captain Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen (1844-1917). The company Compagnie Madsen A / S , later in Dansk Rekylriffel Syndicate renamed fabricated improved by Theodor Schoubue variant, 1903 by Madsen, now Major General and Minister of War in the Danish Army was introduced. The weapon is considered to be one of the first light machine guns to be produced in large numbers. The mechanism was unique. It was based on the breech of the Martini-Henry rifle .
function
The weapon is a full-blown recoil loader with a long barrel return. In the weapon housing there is a martini system consisting of the barrel, the breech block and the breech block, which runs back through the recoil and is brought forward again by the recoil spring. The shutter can pivot up and down. During the return movement it is swiveled upwards through a gate attached to the weapon housing. The ejector comes into operation and ejects the cartridge case downwards.
As the system moves forward, the slide is swiveled down and a feed lever pushes the next cartridge from the magazine into the chamber. In the last phase of the advance, the breech swivels into the middle position behind the cartridge chamber and an internal cock triggers the shot via a firing pin.
Calls
1903 to World War I
The Imperial Russian Army bought 1,250 Madsen IMGs that were used during the Russo-Japanese War . From 1914 captured Russian Madsen were mainly used on the defensive by infantry and mountain units, and later also by storm troops of the German army . The German army used the 7.92 × 57 mm caliber , as the cartridge was more readily available than the original ammunition ( 6.5 × 55 mm ). The Madsen IMG was complex to manufacture, but it was also known for its reliability. During the First World War and afterwards it was sold to 34 countries in twelve different calibers.
In Russia, it was manufactured under license in the First Russian Rifle and Machine Gun Factory from 1916 .
Second World War
Until June 1940 the Madsen IMG was used by the Norwegian Army . 3500 pieces in caliber 6.5 × 55 mm were used by the Danish armed forces. The Germans also used captured Madsen IMGs during the Second World War . It was not until 1955 that the Danish army replaced the Madsen with a newer weapon.
Since the Royal Dutch-Indian Army was equipped with the Madsen IMG as standard before the war, the Imperial Japanese Army fell into the hands of some copies of the IMG after the fall of the Dutch East Indies.
today
The military police of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil still use the Madsen IMG over a hundred years after it was developed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ madsen light machine gun. In: madsenlmg.enigmamachine.co.uk. Retrieved February 25, 2016 .
Web links
- Machine Guns (English)
- Firstworldwar.com: Madsen gun (English)