Kulspruta m/42
«Browning M1919A4 svedese»
Medium machine gunSweden1942Historic
Swedish air-cooled version of the Browning M1919A4 in 6.5×55 (later 8×63 and 7.62 NATO), used on tripods, vehicles and aircraft until the 1960s.
Medium machine gun//Sweden
ID — KSP-M42
Designation
Kulspruta m/42
Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori (su licenza Colt)
Caliber
6.5×55 / 8×63 / 7.62×51 mm
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- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Kulspruta m/42
- Alias
- Browning M1919A4 svedese
- Manufacturer
- Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori (su licenza Colt)
- Country
- Sweden
- Year
- 1942
- Category
- Medium machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 6.5×55 / 8×63 / 7.62×51 mm
- Muzzle velocity
- 850 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~600 rpm
- Effective range
- 1400 m
- Maximum range
- 4500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 610 mm
- Overall length
- 1040 mm
- Empty weight
- 14 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Rinculo corto di canna
- Bolt / action
- Chiusura a ginocchiera (Browning)
Feed
- System
- Nastro in tela / metallico da 250 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 250 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Developed at Eskilstuna in 1942 to give the infantry a lighter medium machine gun than the water-cooled Ksp m/36, keeping the Browning mechanism already familiar to Swedish workshops.
Initially chambered in 6.5×55, it was quickly rechambered in 8×63 mm Bofors ("patron m/32") to extend useful range beyond 4,000 m; with NATO standardisation it moved to 7.62×51.
It equipped vehicles, fixed positions and the Saab J 21 and J 29 fighters until the 1960s, gradually replaced by the Ksp 58 (FN MAG).
Variants
Ksp m/42 (6.5)Ksp m/42B (8×63)Ksp m/42 (7.62 NATO)
Main users
Sweden
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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