Kjellman machine gun

The Kjellman LMG was a machine gun produced in Sweden. It is notable for being one of the first fully automatic weapons ever conceived (if not produced) and one of the first light machine guns as well.

Kjellman machine gun
Type	Machine gun
Place of origin	Sweden
Service history
In service	Sweden
Used by	Swedish Army
Production history
Designer	D.H. Friberg/Rudolf Henrik Kjellman
Designed	1870-1907
Specifications
Cartridge	6.5×55mm
Caliber	6.5 mm
Action	Recoil operated, cam-locked bolt
Feed system	Hopper Belt Magazine
Sights	Iron

Although the patent dated back to 1870, and prototypes may have existed at least a half a decade before the Maxim was invented, black powder ammunition made the weapon virtually unusable due to rapid residue build up. The weapon was the brainchild of a Lieutenant D.H. Friberg, and was later modified by (and acquired its namesake from) Rudolf Henrik Kjellman, who in 1907, adapted the system to fire smokeless cartridges. Although boasting a reliable and secure breech-locking mechanism (similar to the Russian DP-27), the weapon was prohibitively expensive to manufacture, and only ten were ever made.

External Image

• Kjellman LMG

External links

• http://www.gotavapen.se/index_english.htm
• http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kg/swedish_kg1.htm
• http://peashooter85.tumblr.com/post/108124336697/the-first-true-machine-gun-the-kjellman-light