Lmg 25
The Leichtes Maschinengewehr Modell 1925 (shortened to Lmg 25) is a Swiss recoil operated medium machine gun designed by Colonel Adolf Furrer of Waffenfabrik Bern in the 1920s and produced since 1925.[1] It takes the 7.5 mm Swiss Service cartridge from a 30-round box magazine and has a cyclic rate of fire of about 500 rounds-per-minute.[2]
System Furrer toggle-joint function
Lmg 25 in position
| Lmg 25 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Medium machine gun |
| Place of origin | Switzerland |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Adolf Furrer |
| Manufacturer | W+F Bern |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8.65 kg |
| Length | 1163 mm |
| Barrel length | 585 mm |
| Cartridge | 7.5x55 mm GP11 |
| Caliber | 7.5 mm |
| Action | Recoil |
| Rate of fire | about 500 RPM |
| Muzzle velocity | 2400 to 2500 f.p.s. |
| Maximum firing range | 2000 m |
| Feed system | 30 round box magazine |
| Sights | Front: Blade, Rear: Tangent leaf, 100 to 2000 m |
The Lmg 25 is a recoil-operated gun with a toggle-joint action. The toggle breaks to the right side, rather than to the top as with the Luger Pistol. In 1957, the LMG 25 was replaced by the Stgw 57-Assault rifle.
References
- "Swiss LMG25". Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- "W+F Lmg 25 - Modern Firearms". 2018-05-14. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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