Madsen M-50

Madsen Model 1950
Type	Sub machine gun
Place of origin	Denmark
Service history
In service	1950 - 1980s
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designer	Dansk Industri Syndikat
Designed	1950
Manufacturer	Dansk Industri Syndikat
Variants	M/46, M/53
Specifications
Weight	6.95 Pounds
Length	31.25" with stock open
Caliber	9mm Parabellum
Action	Blowback
Rate of fire	550 rpm
Muzzle velocity	1250 ft/s
Feed system	Magazine 32 rounds
Sights	Single aperature set for 100M

The Madsen M-50 or M/50 is a submachine gun introduced in 1950. It was produced by the Danish company Dansk Industri Syndikat of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company was otherwise known as Madsen after its founder Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen

Overview

This firearm was a modified variation of the M/46. The only major improvement was the simplified retracting handle. Introduction of the M/50 occurred on November 7, 1950 at Mosede, Denmark.

The M/50 is made of stamped sheet metal. Its an open-bolt design which means it fires when the bolt is in the locked back open position with a fixed firing pin. The M/46-M/50 share a unique design: the firearm is stamped from 2 pieces of sheet metal which are shaped with an integral rear pistol grip and magazine housing. The two pieces fit together like a clam shell with the hinge at the rear of the pistol grip. The firearm is held together with a barrel locking nut which is threaded onto the fore section of the two receiver halves. The pistol grip is hollow, providing storage space for a magazine loading tool.

The folding stock is made of tubular steel covered with leather and folds onto the right side of the firearm. The M/50 fires in full-auto only features a safety lever unusually placed in front of the forward magazine housing. To fire the M/50 the operator must grip the magazine housing and hold down the safety lever.

Users

•  Brazil (produced under license as the INA Model 953 in .45 ACP)
•  Colombia^[1]
•  Denmark
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala
•  Indonesia
•  Nicaragua^[1]
•  Paraguay^[1]
•  Venezuela

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Gander, Terry J.; Hogg, Ian V. Jane's Infantry Weapons 1995/1996. Jane's Information Group; 21 edition (May 1995). ISBN 978-0710612410.

• Nelson, Thomas B. The World's Submachine Guns. International small arms publishers: Cologne, Germany, 1963.