Lmg 25 (Furrer)
«Leichtes Maschinengewehr 25»
Light machine gunSwitzerland1925Historic
Swiss light machine gun in 7.5×55 mm Swiss designed by Adolf Furrer, known for its sophisticated short-recoil toggle-lock system derived from the Luger and for use on bipod or light mount.
Light machine gun//Switzerland
ID — LMG-25-FURRER
Designation
Lmg 25 (Furrer)
W+F Bern
Caliber
7.5×55 mm Swiss
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Identity
- Designation
- Lmg 25 (Furrer)
- Alias
- Leichtes Maschinengewehr 25
- Manufacturer
- W+F Bern
- Country
- Switzerland
- Year
- 1925
- Category
- Light machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.5×55 mm Swiss
- Muzzle velocity
- 780 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~500 rpm
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 1500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 585 mm
- Overall length
- 1160 / 1160 mm
- Empty weight
- 8.7 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Corto rinculo con ginocchiera
- Bolt / action
- Toggle-lock
Feed
- System
- Caricatore laterale curvo
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Adopted by the Swiss Army in 1925 to replace older systems and provide squad automatic fire in the national 7.5 mm GP11 calibre.
Adolf Furrer's design favoured mechanical precision and manufacturing quality, but was complex and expensive to produce compared with many contemporary machine guns.
It remained in service for decades with Swiss infantry units, until gradually replaced by the MG 51 after World War II.
Main users
Switzerland
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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