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MG 51

The 7.5 mm Maschinengewehr 1951 or Mg 51 is a general-purpose machine gun manufactured by W+F of Switzerland. The weapon was introduced into Swiss service when the Swiss Army initiated a competition for a new service machine gun to replace the MG 11 heavy machine gun and the Furrer M25 light machine gun adopted in 1911 and 1925 respectively.

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Action
Short–recoil, flapper-locked
Barrel length
563 mm (22.2 in)
Caliber
7.5 mm
Cartridge
7.5×55mm Swiss
Designed
1942–1950
Effective firing range
100 – 2,000 m sight adjustments

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MG 51

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Triples52
Avg. degree1.94
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MG 51

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related to Variants · 12
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related to Design details · 8
MG 51 → An, German MG, It, MG, The, The MG, These, Upon
related to External links · 7
MG 51 → AA, Comeback, Flapper Locking, LapuaFlapper Locking Video, Makes, MG, Modern FirearmsModern Firearms
related to Gallery · 5
MG 51 → Eagle II, Flab, Mg, Notice, Pz Mg
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MG 51 → general-purpose machine gun manufactured by W, short-recoil-operated
Action · 1
MG 51 → Short–recoil, flapper-locked
Barrel length · 1
MG 51 → 563 mm (22.2 in)
Caliber · 1
MG 51 → 7.5 mm
Cartridge · 1
MG 51 → 7.5×55mm Swiss
Designed · 1
MG 51 → 1942–1950

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mg machine gun 51 barrel 42 also used swiss yd locking role light short fire pz service army switzerland weapon

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MG 51ActionShort–recoil, flapper-locked1.00infobox
MG 51Barrel length563 mm (22.2 in)1.00infobox
MG 51Caliber7.5 mm1.00infobox
MG 51Cartridge7.5×55mm Swiss1.00infobox
MG 51Designed1942–19501.00infobox
MG 51Effective firing range100 – 2,000 m sight adjustments1.00infobox
MG 51Feed system50-round magazine belt1.00infobox
MG 51In service1951–present1.00infobox
MG 51Length1,270 mm (50.0 in)1.00infobox
MG 51ManufacturerWaffenfabrik Bern1.00infobox
MG 51Mass16 kg (35.27 lb) (with bipod) 26 kg (57.32 lb) (with tripod)1.00infobox
MG 51Muzzle velocity750 m/s (2,460 ft/s)1.00infobox
MG 51Place of originSwitzerland1.00infobox
MG 51Produced1951–present1.00infobox
MG 51Rate of fire1,000 rounds per minute, 570 and 1,000 rounds per minute (Pz Mg 87)1.00infobox
MG 51SightsIron sights 2.3x optical sight1.00infobox
MG 51TypeGeneral-purpose machine gun1.00infobox
MG 51Used bySwiss Army1.00infobox
MG 51is ageneral-purpose machine gun manufactured by W0.90text
MG 51is ashort-recoil-operated0.90text

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