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
