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General-purpose machine gun
Ksp 58
A Ksp 58 in the Swedish Army Museum
Type
General-purpose machine gun
Place of origin
Belgium Sweden
Service history
In service
1958–present
Used by
Swedish Armed Forces
Wars
War in Afghanistan 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designer
Ernest Vervier
Designed
1950s
Manufacturer
FN Herstal Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori
Produced
1958–present
Specifications
Mass
11.79 kg (26.0 lb)
Length
1,263 mm (49.7 in)
Barrel length
630 mm (25 in)
Width
118.7 mm (4.67 in)
Height
263 mm (10.4 in)
Cartridge
6.5×55mm Swedish
7.62×51mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated, open bolt
Rate of fire
650–1,000 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s)
Effective firing range
800 m
Maximum firing range
1,800 m from tripod
Feed system
Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt
Sights
Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade
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.
The Ksp58 (Swedish: Kulspruta 58, English: Machine Gun 58) is a Swedish variant of the Belgian FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, adopted by the Swedish...
It first entered production in 1958 (Ksp58 chambered in 6.5×55mm), and it is sometimes referred to as the MAG-58. The MAG Model 60-20 is an automatic...
mechanized infantry (Swedish: pansarskytte), such as their service weapons, a ksp58 squad machine gun and a Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle, along with...
included a new gyro-stabilised commander's cupola armed with a 7.62 mm KSP58 machine gun, and upgraded frontal armour. A unique slat armor grid could...
Israeli Negev NG7 LMGs this year". news.err.ee. ERR. "7,62 mm kuulipilduja KSP-58". mil.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved...
Supplies To Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 15 August 2023. "7,62 mm kuulipilduja KSP-58". mil.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved...
mainly mounted on vehicles and has largely been phased out by the FN Minimi. Ksp m/94: Swedish variant chambered with the 7.62×51mm NATO round. Mainly used...
backline units will retain the G3. Suppressive fire is provided by the Ksp58, MG3 machine guns and M2 Browning heavy machine guns. Squad level anti-tank...
numeric names: authors list (link) McNab 2023, p. 71−72. Galeotti 2019, p. 58. GordonUA.com (25 May 2015). "Ukrainian Weapons - What Local Factories are...
firepower at ranges exceeding that of individual weapons. The 7.62mm MG-3 and KSP-58 are the ground force standard medium machine guns. The 12.7mm Browning M2HB...
Even the ksp m/42B proved too heavy and was replaced by the ksp m/58 (FN MAG). In the late 1980s, most remaining ksp m/42 was rebuilt into ksp m/39 to...
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