After 1945, many countries were trying to produce their own machine guns based on the MG 42 design. In the early 1950s, Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal succeeded in developing a general-purpose machine gun called the MAG. The initial Ksp 58A version used by Sweden was chambered for 6.5×55mm, while the B and later models were chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO.
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Estonia: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid.
Latvia: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid.
Lithuania: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid.
this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2017, learn, when,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ksp 58 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Ksp 58 Swedish Kulspruta 58 English Machine Gun 58 is a Swedish variant of the Belgian FN MAG general purpose machine gun adopted by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1958 Ksp 58A Ksp 58 in the Swedish Army MuseumTypeGeneral purpose machine gunPlace of originBelgiumSwedenService historyIn service1958 presentUsed bySwedish Armed ForcesWarsWar in Afghanistan 2022 Russian Invasion of UkraineProduction historyDesignerErnest VervierDesigned1950sManufacturerFN HerstalCarl Gustafs stads gevarsfaktoriProduced1958 presentSpecificationsMass11 79 kg 26 0 lb Length1 263 mm 49 7 in Barrel length630 mm 25 in Width118 7 mm 4 67 in Height263 mm 10 4 in Cartridge6 5 55mm Swedish 7 62 51mm NATOActionGas operated open boltRate of fire650 1 000 rounds minMuzzle velocity840 metres per second 2 800 ft s Effective firing range800 mMaximum firing range1 800 m from tripodFeed systemNon disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked beltSightsFolding leaf sight with aperture and notch front blade Contents 1 History 2 Users 3 References 4 External linksHistory editAfter 1945 many countries were trying to produce their own machine guns based on the MG 42 design In the early 1950s Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal succeeded in developing a general purpose machine gun called the MAG The initial Ksp 58A version used by Sweden was chambered for 6 5 55mm while the B and later models were chambered for 7 62 51mm NATO Users edit nbsp Estonia Ksp 58B version in use Was first received from Sweden in 1990 s as military aid nbsp Latvia Ksp 58B version in use Was first received from Sweden in 1990 s as military aid nbsp Lithuania Ksp 58B version in use Was first received from Sweden in 1990 s as military aid nbsp Sweden Used by the Swedish Armed Forces since 1958 to the present 1 2 nbsp Ukraine Ksp 58B version in use Received as military aid 3 References edit Kulspruta 58 B Forsvarsmakten Archived from the original on 2012 07 29 Retrieved 2016 12 09 Medeltung kulspruta 58 Retrieved on October 9 2008 in Swedish Henrik Svensk SoldF SoldF Retrieved 2011 06 24 Sweden s KSP 58 Machine Guns In Ukraine youtube com The Armourer s Bench November 8 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ksp 58 Swedish Armed Forces Ksp 58 website nbsp This article relating to machine guns is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ksp 58 amp oldid 1226578488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
