CODE – 02-030-946 

NAME – Madsen Model 1946

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Denmark

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1946

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 55 cm (21.65 in) Stock folded, 78 cm (30.71 in) Stock open

BARREL LENGTH – 20 cm (7.87 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Groove, Right-hand twist

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 7.45 g (115 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 386 m/s (1267 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 556 j (410 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.15 kg (6 lb 15.1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.74 kg (8 lb 4 oz) with 32 rounds

SIGHTS – Open, iron, fixed, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Aperture set for 100 meters (109 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 150 meters (164 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 100 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – 480 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 32 round box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.21 kg (7.4 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.59 kg (1 lb 4.8 oz) with 32 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 32-round magazines (192 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.54 kg (7 lb 12.9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Dansk Industri Syndikat (MADSEN), Copenhagen, Denmark

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Danish military