Madsen light machinegun, Series A
Official wording
Madsen, light machineguns, Series A, all cal.’s, mfd. in Denmark between 1936 and 1956.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. in Denmark between 1936 and 1956”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1936–1956 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “between 1936 and 1956”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
DenmarkBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Dansk Industri Syndikat (Madsen)Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- MachinegunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1936–1956Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 86 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- None attached yet
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “111-SC-33930 - NARA - 55227044 (cropped).jpg” by US Army Signal Corps, Public domain. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Madsen machine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Madsen is a light machine gun that Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schouboe designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War, and that the Royal Danish Army adopted in 1902. It was the world's first true light machine gun produced in quantity and Madsen was able to sell it in 12 calibres to over 34 countries. The gun saw extensive combat usage for over 100 years, with continued use in limited quantities worldwide into the modern day. The Madsen was primarily produced by Compagnie Madsen A/S.