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Schwarzlose machine gun

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The Maschinengewehr Schwarzlose M.7, commonly called the Schwarzlose MG, is a heavy machine gun that served as standard issue in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout the First World War. A simple and robust design, it remained in use with the Italian and Hungarian armies until the end of the Second World War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
6.5x55mm 1
Caliber
6.5×53mmR 1
Caliber
6.5×54mm Mannlicher-Schönauer 1
Caliber
8×50mmR Mannlicher 2
Caliber
8×56mmR 1
Caliber
8x56mmR Steyr 2
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Heavy machine gun 2
Introduced Year
1905 1
Introduced Year
1907 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 2
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Operated By

Austro-Hungarian Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Balkan Wars, Wars
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Russian Civil War, Wars
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Spanish Civil War, Wars
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World War I, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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Manufactured By

Artillerie-Inrichtingen

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Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori

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Steyr Arms

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Zbrojovka Brno

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Schwarzlose machine gun
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2. Wikipedia: Schwarzlose machine gun
  • Lead section
    The Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a heavy machine gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I
  • Lead section
    Meanwhile, Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose began working on a delayed blowback machine gun design of his own-filling patents as early as 1900, and in 1907, the Austro-Hungarian Army selected Schwarzlose's design as a replacement for the Škoda machine gun.
  • service status
    7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a heavy machine gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I
  • Article text
    Around 1,000 of these machine guns were converted to 7.92×57mm Mauser by FN Herstal and remained in service during World War II with the border guards and marines, and occasionally as anti-aircraft guns (although a different source said that these converted saw little to no use during the war, and were brought to the United States after 1968).
  • Infobox: cartridge
    8×50mmR Mannlicher, 8×56mmR, 8×56mmR Steyr
  • Infobox: service
    1907-1948
  • Used In: Balkan Wars, infobox wars field: 'Balkan Wars'
  • Used In: World War I, infobox wars field: 'World War I'
  • Used In: Russian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Russian Civil War'
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Spanish Civil War'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Operated By: Austro-Hungarian Army, Wikipedia article text
    7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a heavy machine gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I.
  • In Group: Heavy Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Heavy machine gun
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