Kulspruta m/42 | |
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Type | Machine gun |
Place of origin |
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Service history | |
In service |
1942-1980s 1980s-Now (Ksp m/39) |
Used by |
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Production history | |
Designer | John Moses Browning |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori |
Produced | 1937-1944 |
No. built | ≈7600 pieces |
Variants |
Ksp m/42 Ksp m/42 (B) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 16 kg |
Length | 1351 mm |
Barrel length | 607 mm |
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Cartridge |
6.5x55 mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62x51 mm NATO |
Action | Recoil |
Rate of fire | 600-720 rounds per minute |
Maximum firing range | 1800 to 2000 m |
Feed system | Belt |
Sights | Iron |
Ksp m/42, Swedish designation for a heavily modified, license built derivative of the M1919A6 chambered in 6.5x55mm or 8×63mm patron m/32 and from 1975 in 7.62x51mm 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 6.5x55mm and later in 7.62x51mm which can be recognised in its corrosion resistant green finish.[1]
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