Madsen-Saetter machine gun

The Madsen-Saetter machine gun was a Danish general-purpose machine gun designed in the early 1950s by Eric Larsen-Saetter.

Service history
The machine gun was tested by the British Army but the FN MAG was preferred. Indonesia produced the Mark II version in .30-06 under license at Pindad. Salvadoran Army also received Madsen-Saetters in .30-06, some being latter locally modified to fire 7.62×51mm NATO rounds.

Variants

 * Madsen-Saetter Mk I
 * Madsen-Saetter Mk II
 * Madsen-Saetter Mk III: more reliable and shorter version, developed from 1959
 * Madsen-Saetter Mk IV: new version, shorter and lighter
 * Madsen-Saetter tank machine gun: tank-mounted version, has no bipod and buttstock. Could be converted for field use by using special lightweight tripod. Manufactured in limited numbers.
 * Masen-Saetter cal. 50 machine gun: prototype of a .50 BMG version. Could be mounted on tanks and armored vehicles, anti-aircraft wheeled mount (similar to DShK wheeled mount), and anti-personnel light tripod.