WW2 Era Danish Madsen 7.92mm Calibre Box Belt Fed Light Machine Gun For Aircraft & Tank Mounting Period Fitted With Bi Pod For Crew / Infantry Use**COCKS & DRY FIRES**EARLY UK 1993 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** Sn 20067:60 None Machine Gun

WW2 Era Danish Madsen 7.92mm Calibre Box Belt Fed Light Machine Gun For Aircraft & Tank Mounting Period Fitted With Bi Pod For Crew / Infantry Use**COCKS & DRY FIRES**EARLY UK 1993 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** Sn 20067:60 - 20067:60

The Madsen light machine gun was developed by Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schoubue and proposed for use by Captain Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War. It was adopted by the Danish Army in 1902. It was one of the first true light machine guns produced in quantity and sold to over 34 different countries worldwide, seeing extensive combat use in various conflicts including WW2 where it was adopted by German Forces. The Madsen was produced by Compagnie Madsen A/S (later operating as Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S and then Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S). The Madsen was available as a box magazine fed weapon or box belt fed variant. This is an excellent example of the Madsen box belt fed variant (the belt feed mechanism was built into the box magazine which was mounted to 2 hooks on the side of the action. Our gun is without magazine box). Madsens with bi-pods were issued to infantry and some as with ours with large rear sighting ‘D’ frame, rear adjustable sight & winged fore sight were intended for mounting to aircraft, tanks & armoured vehicles. The all steel construction Machine gun has undamaged metal work and original black paint. The frame is stamped 'MADSEN' & is serial number 20599, the number is repeated inside the action. It is complete with bi pod, a period addition so the gun could be used by Tank / Aircraft crews on the ground or infantry. The gun measures 54 ½” overall length. Deactivated to early UK specification in 1993 the gun cocks and dry fires & the breech cover opens (the breech cover is opened by operation of a lever on the frame at the rear of the action). The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 20067:60

£875.00