Ksp m/39 machine gun
Kulspruta m/39 | |
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Type | Machine gun |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Service history | |
In service | 1939-Now |
Used by | Sweden |
Production history | |
Designer | John Moses Browning |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori |
Produced | 1937-1944 |
Number built | ≈7600 pieces |
Specifications | |
Cartridge |
6.5×55mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62×51mm NATO |
Action | Recoil |
Rate of fire | 600-720 rounds per minute |
Maximum firing range | 1800 to 2400 m |
Feed system | Belt |
Sights | Iron |
Kulspruta m/39 (Ksp m/39) is the Swedish designation for the M1919A4, chambered in 6.5×55mm and 8×63mm patron m/32, license-built by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori, and from about 1975 rebarreled in 7.62×51mm NATO. Intended for use in tanks and armoured vehicles, it's available with both left- and right hand feeding, with the former used in Combat Vehicle 90.
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