Madsen 1904

Notes: The Madsen is considered a remarkable weapon; some say the most remarkable thing about it was that it worked at all. It was probably the first light machinegun ever produced in quantity, and the same weapon continued to be built, with only minor variations, for over 50 years. It was never officially adopted by the military, police, or paramilitary forces of any country – yet there isn’t a corner of the world where is did not serve or in some cases, still serves. The Madsen used an extremely complicated operation, an automatic form of the Peabody-Martini hinged-block action. This is great for blot-action rifles, but in a machinegun, requires a separate rammer and a very powerful extractor. The operation was, in essence, partially long recoil and partially short recoil. It was, in spite of itself, very successful, the Madsen produced in at least 34 countries and used in close to 100 conflicts worldwide. It was even captured from Viet Cong troops during the American involvement in Vietnam as late as the 1970s. It was chambered for, at one point or another, at least 5 different cartridges.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Madsen

6.5mm Arisaka

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$1928

Madsen

7mm Mauser

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2291

Madsen

7.65mm Mauser

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2475

Madsen

.303 British

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2570

Madsen

7.62mm Nagant

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2477

Madsen

.30-06 Springfield

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2754

Madsen

8mm Mauser

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2740

Madsen

8mm Danish Krag

9.07 kg

25, 30, 40

$2761

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Madsen (6.5mm)

5

3

2-Nil

7

3

7

70

Madsen (6.5mm, Bipod)

5

3

2-Nil

7

1

3

91

Madsen (6.5mm, Tripod)

5

3

2-Nil

7

1

2

140

Madsen (7mm)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

68

Madsen (7mm, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

88

Madsen (7mm, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

2

136

Madsen (7.65mm)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

77

Madsen (7.65mm, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

100

Madsen (7.65mm, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

2

153

Madsen (.303)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

76

Madsen (.303, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

98

Madsen (.303, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

2

151

Madsen (7.62mm)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

77

Madsen (7.62mm, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

99

Madsen (7.62mm, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

1

153

Madsen (.30-06)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

67

Madsen (.30-06, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

86

Madsen (.30-06, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

1

133

Madsen (8mm Mauser)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

77

Madsen (8mm Mauser, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

100

Madsen (8mm Mauser, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

2

154

Madsen (8mm Krag)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

3

7

76

Madsen (8mm Krag, Bipod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

3

99

Madsen (8mm Krag, Tripod)

5

4

2-3-Nil

7

1

1

152