Madsen-Saetter SFMG Mark 4

History of Madsen-Saetter SFMG Mark 4

The SFMG Mark 4 is a true general purpose machine, generating only modest interest and overall sales - the only customer being Indonesia. The company's last attempt at designing small arms, the SFMG was an unassuming but versatile enough machine gun that offered different rates of fire (700 to 1,000 rounds per minute) depending on the operator's configuration.

On a standard issue, the SFMG uses a conventional collapsible bipod system to provide basic support for the light barrel assembly. The machine gun is fired from an open bolt position to prevent the ammunition from being "cooked" by the heat from each successive shot.

Since the SFMG is a belt-fed design, it looks like part of a light machine gun system with a conventional gas-operated piston barrel and fires the standard 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge through a 49-round belt to good effect. The SFMG can also be mounted on a tripod to suppress fire, and maintenance of the weapon is easy, requiring very few tools in the field.

The SFMG Mark 4 series never entered any significant series production.

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