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Ksp 58

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The Ksp 58 is the Swedish-produced variant of the Belgian FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, adopted by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1958 and still in service. It was built jointly by FN Herstal of Belgium and Carl Gustafs stads Gevarsfaktori of Sweden, part of a wider postwar effort by several nations to develop machine guns influenced by the German MG 42. 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
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
6.5x55mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1958 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
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Source Wikipedia: Ksp 58
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Source Wikidata: Ksp 58
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ksp 58
  • Lead section
    The Ksp 58 (Swedish: Kulspruta 58, English: Machine Gun 58) is a Swedish variant of the Belgian FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, adopted by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1958.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    6.5×55mm Swedish 7.62×51mm NATO
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: service
    1958-present
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
    War in Afghanistan Russian Invasion of Ukraine
  • In Group: General-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    General-purpose machine gun
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Wikidata: Ksp 58
Wikidata Q17319393, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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