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Ksp 58 | |
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Type | General-purpose machine gun |
Place of origin | Belgium Sweden |
Service history | |
In service | 1958–present |
Used by | Swedish Armed Forces |
Wars | War in Afghanistan Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
Production history | |
Designer | Ernest Vervier |
Designed | 1950s |
Manufacturer | FN Herstal Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori |
Produced | 1958–present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11.79 kg (26.0 lb) |
Length | 1,263 mm (49.7 in) |
Barrel length | 630 mm (25 in) |
Width | 118.7 mm (4.67 in) |
Height | 263 mm (10.4 in) |
Cartridge | |
Action | Gas-operated, open bolt |
Rate of fire | 650–1,000 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 800 m |
Maximum firing range | 1,800 m from tripod |
Feed system | Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt |
Sights | Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade |
The Ksp 58 (Swedish: Kulspruta 58, English: Machine Gun 58) is a Swedish variant of the Belgian FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, adopted by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1958.