Ksp 58

{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox weapon | name = Ksp 58 | image = 300px | caption = A Ksp 58 in the Swedish Army Museum | image_size = 300px | alt = | origin = Belgium<br />Sweden | type = General-purpose machine gun  | is_ranged = Yes | is_bladed = | is_explosive = | is_artillery = | is_vehicle = | is_missile = | is_UK =  | service = 1958–present | used_by = Swedish Armed Forces | wars = War in Afghanistan<br>Russian Invasion of Ukraine  | designer = Ernest Vervier | design_date = 1950s | manufacturer = FN Herstal<br />Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori | unit_cost = | production_date = 1958–present | number = | variants = | spec_label = | weight = {{convert|11.79|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|1,263|mm|in|abbr=on}} | part_length = {{convert|630|mm|in|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|118.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|263|mm|in|abbr=on}} | diameter = | crew = | passengers = | cartridge = {{Plainlist| * 6.5×55mm Swedish * 7.62×51mm NATO }} | caliber = | barrels = | action = Gas-operated, open bolt | rate = 650–1,000 rounds/min | velocity = {{convert|840|m/s|ft/s}} | range = 800 m | max_range = 1,800 m from tripod | feed = Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt | sights = Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade }}

The '''Ksp 58''' ({{langx|sv|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== *{{flag|Estonia}}: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid. *{{flag|Latvia}}: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid. *{{flag|Lithuania}}: Ksp 58B version in use. Was first received from Sweden in 1990's as military aid. *{{flag|Sweden}}: Used by the Swedish Armed Forces since 1958 to the present.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Materiel-och-teknik/Vapen/Medeltung-kulspruta-58/ |title=Kulspruta 58 B - Försvarsmakten |accessdate=2016-12-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729131520/http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Materiel-och-teknik/Vapen/Medeltung-kulspruta-58/ |archivedate=2012-07-29 }} Medeltung kulspruta 58. Retrieved on October 9, 2008. {{in lang|sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Henrik Svensk |url=http://www.soldf.com/ksp58.html |title=SoldF |publisher=SoldF |date= |accessdate=2011-06-24}}</ref> *{{flag|Ukraine}}: Ksp 58B version in use. Received as military aid <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX4On41uVYs| title=Sweden's KSP-58 Machine Guns In Ukraine|date=November 8, 2022|website=youtube.com|publisher= The Armourer's Bench}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/information-och-fakta/materiel-och-teknik/vapen/kulspruta-58/ Swedish Armed Forces Ksp 58 website]

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