DISA (company)

DISA is a company founded in Denmark (with the name Compagnie Madsen A/S) which since 1900 has produced metal casting products.

In 1936 it changed name from Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S to Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S and was a defence manufacturer most notable for producing the Madsen machine gun and Madsen M-50.

History
In 1896 V.H.O Madsen designed an air-cooled, repeating machine gun which then took his name, Madsen. In the year 1900 the company Compagnie Madsen A/S was founded. This company was to produce this Madsen machine gun.

In 1930 A.P Møller bought a sum of shares corresponding to 15% of the total shares. In the following years A.P Møller expanded his shareholding to 31.6%, and was hereby the biggest shareholder.

Arms manufacturing products

 * Madsen M1888 Self Loading rifle
 * Madsen M1896 Flaadens Rekylgevær
 * Madsen machine gun
 * Schouboe Automatic Pistol
 * Lightened Experimental submachine gun
 * Madsen-Saetter machine gun
 * Madsen M45
 * Madsen-Ljungmann Self Loading rifle M. 1945
 * Madsen M47
 * 51 mm Madsen Grenade launcher M 1947
 * Madsen M50
 * Madsen LAR
 * Madsen 20 mm AA gun