SIG KE7
Light machine gun / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about SIG KE7?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The SIG KE7 is a light machine gun designed and manufactured in Switzerland in the decade before the Second World War. Although exported, it was never used by the Swiss Army.
Quick Facts Type, Place of origin ...
SIG KE7 | |
---|---|
Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | Switzerland |
Service history | |
In service | 1929 |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Chinese Civil War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Cuban Revolution |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | SIG |
Produced | 1929-1938 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8.2 kg |
Length | 1,190 mm |
Barrel length | 800 mm |
Crew | 2, firer and magazine/barrel changer |
Cartridge | 7×57mm Mauser 7.65×53mm Mauser 7.92×57mm Mauser |
Action | Recoil-operated |
Rate of fire | 550 rounds/minute |
Feed system | 25 round box magazine |
Sights | Iron |
Close