CODE – 02-030-950 

NAME – Madsen Model 1950

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Denmark

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1950

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 52.8 cm (20.8 in) Stock folded, 80 cm (31.25 in) Stock open

BARREL LENGTH – 19.8 cm (7.8 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 – 375 m/s (1230 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 524 j (386 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 – 550 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 and other military forces, notably in South America and Indonesia