The Madsen Lightweight Military Rifle (or the Madsen Lightweight Military Rifle Model 1947; [2] commonly abbreviated as M47) is a Danish bolt-action rifle designed to be chambered for a …

Aug 2, 2020 · By 1947 Madsen had completed design development for what the company called its Lightweight Military Rifle, but to the collecting world it is known as the Madsen M47.

Feb 4, 2013 · The M47 Madsen "Lightweight Military Rifle" was the last military bolt action rifle designed, and it was only sold to Colombia, in 1958.

Nov 21, 2015 · Enter the M47 Billed as their Lightweight Military Rifle and coming at the end of a 75-year evolutionary line in bolt-action rifles, the new Madsen gun had the best of them all.

The Madsen model 1947 rifle is manually operated bolt action rifle. It uses rotary bolt action with dual locking lugs, located at the rear of the bolt body. Bolt lugs engage cuts, made on the inner …

Dec 8, 2015 · The Madsen M47 Lightweight Military Rifle was the last bolt action rifle designed with general issue in mind, however withe the surplus of small arms and the proliferation of …

Feb 27, 2019 · The Madsen M47 was a manual cock-on-opening bolt action rifle with two rear locking lugs which were at 90° to the bolt on the rearward locking surface and tapered at the …

Dec 29, 2017 · Put into production at a time when the militaries of the world were moving quickly to battle rifles, the bolt-action Danish M47 came late to the party. Designed in 1947 by the …

Nov 24, 2015 · Just after World War II, with the world awash in new semi-auto and select-fire rifles and submachine guns, one European company decided it was a good idea to attempt to …

Oct 5, 2024 · The Madsen M47 is a bolt-action rifle that was designed towards the end of World War II. It’s known as the last bolt-action rifle designed for military primary infantry use, but …