Madsen M50: From the Korean War to Star Trek (Ad-free)
Added 2024-05-01 12:00:03 +0000 UTCDuring World War Two, Madsen (DISA) manufactured a licensed copy of the Finnish Suomi (see: https://youtu.be/hjs1uiAIpNQ). When the war ended, they wanted to replace this with a more modern, inexpensive design of their own. The result was the Model 1946 Madsen, a creative clamshell design of stamped parts. It is a very simple blowback, open-bolt 9x19mm SMG that perfectly fit the post-war era. The M46 version was sold to a few countries, and after some continued development and refinement the M50 version was demonstrated to a public audience in November 1950. This pattern was even simpler than before, and proved a popular gun for many unaligned countries in Central and South America and Southeast Asia - so much so that it remained in production until the 1980s. A bunch were imported into the US in the 1950s and 1960s, and they found a home in the movie industry, where they were often used in fantasy/sci-fi films to avoid having guns that would be recognized by American movie audiences.
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i love the design
Reed Gregory
2024-05-25 04:00:42 +0000 UTCTiffany Case used one in 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
Martin Morehouse
2024-05-02 00:22:47 +0000 UTCStar Trek episode “Bread and Circuses". IMDB has a still image clearly showing the M50.
Evan
2024-05-01 17:11:16 +0000 UTCI recall seeing these in original Star Trek and Mission: Impossible episodes.
EyeBall
2024-05-01 15:26:10 +0000 UTCLilely along with additional friction to prevent the barrel nut from loosening.
Dana Arbeit
2024-05-01 15:04:16 +0000 UTCAny idea of why the unique "fingers" on the barrel nut? Maybe just additional barrel support?
Thomas Batha
2024-05-01 14:45:57 +0000 UTCNOBODY would hate that easy cleaning! maybe not as much features but taking care of that in the field? great.
Guido Schriewer
2024-05-01 14:28:31 +0000 UTCI used this one as a Danish Navy conscript in 1996 UIgly, simple but also very reliable gun, it did the job it was meant for really well Never judge a book by its cover ^^
TheNetsrac
2024-05-01 14:06:21 +0000 UTCDidn't know IN A made a copy - Cool. I had a revolver they made robust manufacture for an inexpensive gun.
Kenneth Marshall
2024-05-01 13:57:21 +0000 UTCStill find a transferable on occasion - nice smg
Kenneth Marshall
2024-05-01 13:55:48 +0000 UTCThat's an amazingly simple design! Other than adding a semi-auto function, it's hard to imagine something better/cheaper/easier to manufacture.
Pat Patterson
2024-05-01 12:24:16 +0000 UTC
