The SFMG Mark 4 General Purpose Machine Gun was the last small arms design attempt by Madsen-Saetter. By Staff Writer
The SFMG Mark 4 was a general purpose machine in every sense of the word, generating only modest interest and light sale overall. Becoming the company's last attempt at a small arms design, the SFMG was an unspectacular up adequate machine gun offering up varying rates of fire depending on the operator's configuration choices.
Standard operating status saw the SFMG fielded with a traditional bipod system and light barrel assembly. The machine gun would fire from an open bolt position to prevent the ammunition from "cooking off" by the heat generated from each successive firing action. Being of a belt-fed design, the SFMG looked every bit the part of a light machine gun system, fitted with a conventional gas-operated piston tube and firing the NATO standard 7.62x51mm cartridge to good effect through a 49-round belt. The SFMG could be mounted equally on a tripod as it was on a bipod and the system offered up the luxury of maintenance with little in the way of tools needed.
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Designation:Madsen-Saetter SFMG Mark 4 Classification Type:General Purpose Machine Gun Manufacturer:Dansk Industri Syndikat; Kompagni Madsen A/S - Denmark Country of Origin: Denmark
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