"Brazilian Madsen:" Topic
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| Jeff Ewing | 21 Oct 2009 6:44 a.m. PST |
I thought I had read that the Brazilians retired these, but here's one soldiering on last Sunday, 104 years after the first ones were produced: link |
| Tsunami | 21 Oct 2009 8:23 a.m. PST |
Wow, great find on the photo! I always thought the Madsen was underrated as a support weapon. It would appear that the Brazilian Police were in need of a larger caliber automatic and these would serve nicely in that role. |
| Jemima Fawr | 21 Oct 2009 10:03 a.m. PST |
Someone posted a link to film of the Brazilian police using a Madsen in action here about a year ago. |
| drummer | 21 Oct 2009 10:10 a.m. PST |
From Wikipedia:
link Continued use in Brazil
The Madsen continued to be used by the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, in 7.62 calibre.[9] Although some of the Brazilian guns were captured from drug traffickers and pressed into service (mostly old weapons originating from the Argentine Army as well as some stolen from museums[10]), the majority of Madsens used by the Brazilian police were donated by the Brazilian Army. Those guns were .30 cal weapons converted to fit 7.62 mm NATO. Official sources state that the Brazilian army retired the Madsen machine gun in 1996. The Brazilian police guns are, as of 2008, being substituted by more modern guns with faster rates of fire.[11] It was reported that the last Madsen guns were finally retired in April 2008.[12] However, photos taken during clashes between Brazilian police and drug traffickers on October 19, 2009 clearly show the Madsen gun still in use by the Brazilian police. [13] |
 Bobgnar  | 22 Oct 2009 1:36 p.m. PST |
Jeff – Great catch on the pic. I saw that in the paper and did not notice the Madsen. I have been asking different figure makes to produce this as it has so many uses. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 24 Oct 2009 7:08 a.m. PST |
Kewl, but if a design works why replace it? are PPSh soldiering on still, I know they were decades after WWII. The .50 Browning is a '20s design let us not forget & the Chinese are still making the C96 Mauser… |
Chortle  | 24 Oct 2009 7:32 a.m. PST |
Good find. I spotted one in a military Museum in Indonesia when I was there recently. |
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