Madsen-Saetter SFMG Mark 4

General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) [ 1952 ]

The SFMG Mark 4 General Purpose Machine Gun was the last small arms design attempt by Madsen-Saetter.

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The SFMG Mark 4 was a general purpose machine in every sense of the word, generating only modest interest and light sales overall - the only customer becoming Indonesia. Becoming the company's last attempt at a small arms design, the SFMG was an unspectacular yet adequate general purpose machine gun offering up varying rates of fire depending on the operator's configuration choices (700 to 1,000 rounds per minute).

Standard issue operation saw the SFMG fielded with a conventional folding bipod system for basic support a light-weight barrel assembly. The machine gun fired 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 from a 49-round ammunition belt. The SFMG could also be mounted onto a tripod for heavy-duty suppression fire and maintenance of the weapon was light, requiring little in the way of tools in the field.

The SFMG Mark 4 series was never accepted into any serial production of note.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Dansk Industri Syndikat; Kompagni Madsen A/S - Denmark
Manufacturer(s)

Indonesia
Operators

1952
Service Year

Denmark
National Origin

FIRE SUPPORT
Capable of suppressing enemy elements at range through direct or in-direct fire.

1,290 mm
(50.79 inches)
Overall Length

660 mm
(25.98 inches)
Barrel Length

25.57 lb
(11.60 kg)
Empty Weight

Gas Operated; Automatic Fire Only
Action

GAS-OPERATED
Gas-operated system is featured, typically involving a gas cylinder and rear-driven piston directing energy to the bolt component.

7.62x51mm NATO
Caliber(s)
May not represent an exhuastive list; Calibers may be model-specific dependent; Always consult official manufacturer sources.

49-Round Metal Link Belt
Rounds

Tangent Notch Rear; Forward Blade
Sights

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900
Rounds-per-Minute
Rate-of-Fire

2,749 ft/sec
(838 m/sec)
Muzzle Velocity

SFMG Mark 4 - Base Series Designation.

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Madsen-Saetter SFMG Mark 4

General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) [ 1952 ]

The SFMG Mark 4 General Purpose Machine Gun was the last small arms design attempt by Madsen-Saetter.

Specifications