Madsen-Saetter machine gun

The Madsen-Saetter machine gun was a Danish general-purpose machine gun designed in the early 1950s by Eric Larsen-Saetter.

Madsen-Saetter machine gun
Madsen-Saetter on naval mount
Type	General-purpose machine gun
Place of origin	Denmark
Service history
Used by	Indonesia El Salvador
Production history
Designer	Eric Larsen-Saetter
Designed	1952-1960
Manufacturer	DISA
Specifications
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
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

Service history

The machine gun was tested by the British Army but the FN MAG was preferred.[1] Indonesia produced the Mark II version[2] in .30-06[3] under license at Pindad.[4] Salvadoran Army also received Madsen-Saetters in .30-06, some being latter locally modified to fire 7.62×51mm NATO rounds.[5]

Variants

• Madsen-Saetter Mk I[3]
• Madsen-Saetter Mk II[3]
• Madsen-Saetter Mk III: more reliable and shorter version, developed from 1959[3]
• Madsen-Saetter Mk IV: new version, shorter and lighter[3]
• Madsen-Saetter tank machine gun: prototype of tank-mounted version[6]
• Masen-Saetter cal. 50 machine gun: prototype of a .50 BMG version[7]

See also

• Madsen machine gun

References

1. Moody, J.R. (August 1998). "Madsen Saetter GPMG". Small Arms Review. Vol. 1 no. 11.
2. Smith 1969, p. 461.
3. Smith 1969, p. 342.
4. Popenker, Maxim. "Madsen-Saetter". modernfirearms.net.
5. Montes, Julio A. (May 2000). "Infantry Weapons of the Salvadoran Forces". Small Arms Review. No. 8.
6. Smith 1969, p. 343.
7. Smith 1969, p. 344.

• Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company.