Ksp 58

General-purpose machine gun

6.5×55mm Swedish
7.62×51mm NATO

ActionGas-operated, open boltRate of fire650–1,000 rounds/minMuzzle velocity840 metres per second (2,800 ft/s)Effective firing range800 mMaximum firing range1,800 m from tripodFeed systemNon-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked beltSightsFolding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade

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.

History

After 1945, many countries were trying to produce their own machine guns based on the MG 42 design. In the early 1950s, Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal succeeded in developing a general-purpose machine gun called the MAG. The initial Ksp 58A version used by Sweden was chambered for 6.5×55mm, while the B and later models were chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO.

Users

Estonia: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid.
Latvia: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid.
Lithuania: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid.
Sweden: Used by the Swedish Armed Forces since 1958 to the present.^[1]^[2]
Ukraine :Ksp 58B version in use. Received as military aid ^[3]

References

^ "Kulspruta 58 B - Försvarsmakten". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2016-12-09. Medeltung kulspruta 58. Retrieved on October 9, 2008. (in Swedish)
^ Henrik Svensk. "SoldF". SoldF. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ "Sweden's KSP-58 Machine Guns In Ukraine". youtube.com. The Armourer's Bench. November 8, 2022.