Ksp m/42 machine gun
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. It was used by Swedish forces during the Congo Crisis.
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Ksp m/42 machine gun
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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. It was used by Swedish forces during the Congo Crisis.
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• Name — Kulspruta m/42 • Origin — Sweden • Type — Machine gun • Is Ranged — YES • Service — 1942–1980s 1980s–Present (Ksp m/39) • Used By — Sweden • Wars — Congo Crisis • Designer — John Moses Browning • Design Date — 1942 • Manufacturer — Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori • Production Date — 1942–1944 • Number — ≈7600 pieces • Variants — Ksp m/42 Ksp m/42 (B) • Weight — 16 kg • Length — 1351 mm • Part Length — 607 mm • Cartridge — 6.5×55mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62×51mm NATO • Action — Recoil • Rate — 600-720 rounds per minute • Max Range — 1800 to 2000 m • Feed — Belt • Sights — Iron
The Kulspruta m/42 (Ksp m/42) machine gun, is a Swedish derivative of the M1919 Browning machine gun. Photo from the Swedish Army Museum collections.
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