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Kulspruta m/39

Type	Machine gun
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	1939-present
Used by	Sweden
Production history
Designer	John Moses Browning
Designed	1942
Manufacturer	Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori
Produced	1937-1944
No. built	≈7600 pieces
Specifications
Cartridge	6.5×55mm 8×63mm patron m/32 7.62×51mm NATO
Action	Recoil
Rate of fire	600-720 rounds per minute
Maximum firing range	1800 to 2400 m
Feed system	Belt
Sights	Iron

The Kulspruta m/39 (ksp m/39) is a Swedish development of the Browning M1917 machine gun. It is an air-cooled variant of the Kulspruta m/36. While primarily mounted on vehicles, it could also be used as an anti-aircraft weapon, with the latter mainly being chambered in 8mm (8 x 63 mm m/32). After World War II, the 6.5 models were adapted to fire the 6.5x55 m/41 cartridge (6,5mm sk ptr m/94 prj m/41). In the 1970s the machine guns were converted to 7.62×51mm NATO. Ksp M/39s were still in use on the Stridsvagn 122 and Combat Vehicle 90, but were later replaced with more modern machine guns.

References

"Kulspruta M/36 1966- Manual Beskrivning Kungl Armeförvaltningen (Sweden) - Cornell Publications". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
"SWEDISH SMALL ARMS OF WWII PART 2: Fran Iottakarer till Kulspruta m/42. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
"8 mm Kulspruta m/1939 B Strv". www.gotlandsforsvarshistoria.se. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
"Below The Turret Ring: Sweden's armor upgrades". Below The Turret Ring. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

Weapons and military equipment designed in Sweden 1914–1945

Firearms

Rifles	Automatgevär Model 1942
Submachine guns	Carl Gustaf Model 1945
Machine guns	Kulsprutegevär Browning Model 1921 Carl Gustaf Model 1942 Kulsprutegevär Carl Gustaf Model 1937 Svenska Automatvapen Model 1940

Artillery

Tank and anti-tank guns	Bofors 37 mm Gun Model 1934 Bofors 57 mm anti-tank gun
Mountain guns	Bofors 75 mm Model 1928 Bofors 75 mm Model 1934
Field, medium and heavy guns	Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1924 Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1935 Bofors 105 mm Howitzer Model 1937 Bofors 75 mm Model 1935 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1927 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1931 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1934 Bofors 120 mm Howitzer Model 1914 Bofors 150 mm Howitzer Model 1931
Anti-aircraft guns	Bofors 20 mm Automatic Gun Model 40 Bofors 25 mm Automatic Gun Model 1932 Bofors 40 mm/60 Model 1936 Bofors 75 mm Gun Model 1929
Coastal guns	Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1927 Bofors 105 mm Gun Model 1934
Naval guns	Bofors 75 mm m/12 gun Bofors 15.2 cm M/12 gun Bofors 152 mm M/39 gun Bofors 283 mm M/12 gun

Armored
fighting
vehicles

Light tanks	Strv m/21-29 Landsverk L-10 (Strv m/31) Landsverk L-60 Landsverk L-120
Medium tanks	Landsverk Lago (Strv m/42)
Assault guns	Stormartillerivagn m/43
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	Landsverk L-62
Armored cars	Pansarbil M/31 Landsverk Lynx Landsverk L-180/L-181/L-182 Landsverk L-185
Infantry fighting vehicles	Terrängbil m/42 KP
Artillery tractors	Landsverk L-131 Landsverk L-132 Landsverk L-135
Prototypes	Landsverk L-5 Landsverk L-100 Landsverk L-101

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