Madsen-Saetter machine gun
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The Madsen-Saetter machine gun was a Danish general-purpose machine gun designed in the early 1950s by Eric Larsen-Saetter.
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Madsen-Saetter machine gun | |
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Type | General-purpose machine gun |
Place of origin | Denmark |
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Designer | Eric Larsen-Saetter |
Designed | 1952–1960 |
Manufacturer | DISA |
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Mass | 11.6 kg (25.57 lb) |
Length | 1,290 mm (50.8 in) |
Barrel length | 660 mm (26.0 in) |
Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO .30-06 Springfield .50 BMG |
Action | gas-operated |
Rate of fire | 700–1000 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 838 m/s (2,749 ft/s) |
Feed system | belt |
Sights | blade foresight and a tangent notch rearsight |
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