Machines | Madsen LMG Disassembly & Functioning
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http://www.Patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons Hammer price: $4000 (note: dealer sample) The Madsen LMG is of particular interest to me because it is both a very mechanically unusual design and also a very early successful design. Madsen light machine guns were first used in combat in the Russo-Japanese War, saw use in both World Wars, and continued to be used by various forces (the Brazilian police being a notable example) until quite recently. Mechanically, the Madsen is a falling block type of action, which allows it to use a very short receiver (since there is no need for space for a bolt to travel forward and backward). Today I figured we would spend time pulling apart a live registered Madsen (a dealer sample, unfortunately) to examine its working parts.
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Perfection danish engineering
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Another fantastic video, very smooth watch. Thanks, Ian!
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This MG has a nice flappy sound when you shoot it.
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This gun is actually still in service, in some places, like in the brazilian police, i have read.
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Madsen LMG in action - RIO DE JANEIRO MILITARY POLICE:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG5gQ8nwNEA
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Finnish Army had some of these in 1930s. They were described as "assembled of various malfunctions in heavy steel cover".
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This is one of the weirdest looking guns I have seen.
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The Madsen weaponry are awesome!!!!! Because Madsen..... And I'm a Madsen.....
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So complex my brain hurts
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Thanks to Battlefield 1 and Ian, I found my favorite antique gun. I love that thing and love it even more after finding out how rather ingenius it's internal parts work.
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It seems very simple with not a lot of parts. I can see why was made until the 50s.
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First time I hear someone from an English-speaking country pronounce my last name right! Subscribed!
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the memorable part of this gun that I remembered is how they are still being used on combat today by the Brazilians
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why on earth did they place the magazine vertical instead of horizontal? -_-
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My father used a Madsen (or "Virgin Madsen" as they called it, due to a dirty joke), back when he served in the Danish military. He got to know its internal mechanism so well that he could fire single shots while it was in full auto mode. If I remember correctly, the trick is to listen for a certain little sound as you slowly pull the trigger, and then release the trigger at the right moment.
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you're correct with your pronunciation of madsen. It is indeed with a silent d. Great video, keep them comming. I really enjoy when you take a look at danish weapons.
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How a rather complicated system can work so effective... :-)
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Important question: In Battlefield 1, the Madsen currently (incorrectly) ejects casings to the left instead of down. I've passed this on to the devs, but I need to know what the flap-looking piece on the left of the receiver is. The one that looks like an ejection post/dust cover, but isn't.
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what is a pre sample ive herd of a post sample