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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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Reed Gregory
i love the design
Martin Morehouse
Tiffany Case used one in 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
Evan
Star Trek episode “Bread and Circuses". IMDB has a still image clearly showing the M50.
EyeBall
I recall seeing these in original Star Trek and Mission: Impossible episodes.
Dana Arbeit
Lilely along with additional friction to prevent the barrel nut from loosening.
Thomas Batha
Any idea of why the unique "fingers" on the barrel nut? Maybe just additional barrel support?
Guido Schriewer
NOBODY would hate that easy cleaning! maybe not as much features but taking care of that in the field? great.
TheNetsrac
I 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 ^^
Kenneth Marshall
Didn't know IN A made a copy - Cool. I had a revolver they made robust manufacture for an inexpensive gun.
Kenneth Marshall
Still find a transferable on occasion - nice smg
Pat Patterson
That's an amazingly simple design! Other than adding a semi-auto function, it's hard to imagine something better/cheaper/easier to manufacture.
