Kulspruta m/42

Kulspruta m/42 (ksp m/42), Swedish designation for a heavily modified, license-built derivative of the M1919A6 chambered in 6.5×55mm or 8×63mm patron m/32 and from 1975 in 7.62×51mm NATO.

Kulspruta m/42
A Ksp m/42 from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
Type	Machine gun
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1942–1980s 1980s–Present (Ksp m/39)
Used by	Sweden
Wars	Congo Crisis
Production history
Designer	John Moses Browning
Designed	1942
Manufacturer	Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori
Produced	1942–1944
No. built	≈7600 pieces
Variants	Ksp m/42 Ksp m/42 (B)
Specifications
Mass	16 kg
Length	1351 mm
Barrel length	607 mm
Cartridge	6.5×55mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62×51mm NATO
Action	Recoil
Rate of fire	600-720 rounds per minute
Maximum firing range	1800 to 2000 m
Feed system	Belt
Sights	Iron

The Ksp m/42B was a lighter version with a distinctive bipod, shoulder stock (used in a similar way as the M1919A6) and a spade grip chambered in 6.5×55mm and later in 7.62×51mm which can be recognised in its corrosion resistant green finish.^[1]

It was used by Swedish forces during the Congo Crisis.^[2]

References

1. "Hotchkiss machinegun and Schwarzlose Machine gun in Sweden".
2. "Decemberstriderna i Kongo 1961 -Göran Larsson". veteranarkiv.fba.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2019.

External links

• KAF frontpage