Firearms / Machine guns / Madsen-Saetter

Madsen-Saetter

General Facts

  • TYPE
    Machine gun

  • ORIGIN
    Denmark

  • NICKNAMES
    -

  • DESIGNED
    Early 1950's - 1960

  • DESIGNER
    Eric Larsen-Saetter

  • PRODUCTION
    1960's

  • PRODUCERS
    Denmark - DISA
    Indonesia - Pindad

  • QUANTITY
    Unknown

  • UNIT COST
    Unknown

  • CHARACTERISTICS
    Controllable
    Limited reliability
    Expensive to produce

Introduction

The Madsen-Saetter is a machine gun of Danish origin. DISA acquired the design of the Saetter design in the early 1950's in order to expand its produce catalogue. The Madsen name was added as it was a well known brand name. The Madsen-Saetter arrived too late and saw limited sales.

Design

The Madsen-Saetter is a gas operated weapon that uses a long stroke gas piston and fires from the open bolt position. It is belt fed and feeds from left to right. The quick change barrel is fluted at the begin for increased cooling. Besides the wooden stock and pistol grip the whole weapon is made out of metal. It can be fired from its bipod or be mounted on a tripod.

Firepower

The Madsen-Saetter fires the 7.62x51mm NATO round from 50 round non-disintegrating link belts. The cyclic rate of fire is 750 rpm. The maximum effective range is 800 meters. During British trails in 1958 the Madsen-Saetter showed it had a limited reliability.

Users

The Madsen-Saetter was produced only in limited quantities for trails, but did not win any contracts. License production at the Pindad plant in Bandung, Indonesia was setup and limited quantities were produced. It does not appear to be in active service.

Variants

Madsen-Saetter

The Madsen-Saetter is a medium machine gun of Danish origin. It is a gas operated belt fed weapon that fires the 7.62x51mm round. It was produced in limited numbers as it was more expensive and less capable than other machine guns produced in the 1960's.

TypeMachine gun
Caliber7.62x51mm NATO or .30-06
MagazineBelt fed, 50 rounds
OperationGas operated, long stroke gas piston, open bolt
Fire selector0-F
Rate of fire750 rpm
Barrel length564 mm
Rifling4 grooves, right hand twist
Muzzle velocity838 m/s
StockFixed
Length970 mm
Width?
Height?
Weight10.1 kg empty
SightsIron sights, blade front and tangent notch rear
RemarksFixed foldable bipod

Copyright © 2002 - 2014 Weaponsystems.net