Kulspruta m/42
Appearance
Kulspruta m/42 | |
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![]() A Ksp m/42 from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum | |
Type | Machine gun |
Place of origin | Sweden |
Service history | |
In service | 1942–1980s 1980s–Present (Ksp m/39) |
Used by | Sweden |
Wars | Congo Crisis |
Production history | |
Designer | John Moses Browning |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori |
Produced | 1942–1944 |
No. built | ≈7600 pieces |
Variants | Ksp m/42 Ksp m/42 (B) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 16 kg |
Length | 1351 mm |
Barrel length | 607 mm |
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 2000 m |
Feed system | Belt |
Sights | Iron |
Kulspruta m/42 (ksp m/42), Swedish designation for a heavily modified, license-built derivative of the M1919A6 chambered in 6.5×55mm or 8×63mm patron m/32 and from 1975 in 7.62×51mm NATO.
The Ksp m/42B was a lighter version with a distinctive bipod, shoulder stock (used in a similar way as the M1919A6) and a spade grip chambered in 6.5×55mm and later in 7.62×51mm which can be recognised in its corrosion resistant green finish.[1]
It was used by Swedish forces during the Congo Crisis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hotchkiss machinegun and Schwarzlose Machine gun in Sweden".
- ^ "Decemberstriderna i Kongo 1961 -Göran Larsson". veteranarkiv.fba.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2019.