SIG MG50

SIG MG50

The SIG MG50 is a general purpose machine gun of Swiss origin and was chambered in many calibres. It was designed to replace the Maxim and Furrer M25 guns in service of pre ww2 design so around 1944/51, SIG industries decided to manufacture a series of gas operated machine guns fed by using drum magazines and ammo belts. The MG50 lost in the trials to the MG51 but however it continued sales for a time. A version chambered in the .30-06 calibre was adopted by Denmark as the SIG M/51 while another variant was tested in Sweden as the SIG MG53 but again was turned down.

Overview

The MG50 is an air cooled gas operated weapon and is fed by ammo belt. The Barrel is designed to be interchanged quickly when in field conditions.

References

*http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg49-e.htm

ee also

* MG3

* AA52

* FN MAG


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