Madsen M/50

Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo
Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo	US	Madsen M/50		Medic Engineer Radioman	32 / 96

Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Reload Speed
Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Partial	Empty
35	×2.4 = 84	×1.3 = 45.5	×1.2 = 42	×0.8 = 28	×0.75 = 26.25	2.4 Seconds	3.233 Seconds

Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	Bullet Spread °	Range Modifier	Muzzle Velocity	Projectile weight	Weight
Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	M-50	SMG	Auto	550 RPM	7.25° & 2.05° ADS	0.83	400 m/s	7.5 g (115.74 gr)	3.15 kg (6.94 lbs)

Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Manufacturer	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name
Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Manufacturer	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name	Madsen M-50	9x19mm	Denmark	1950	Dansk Industri Syndikat	7.75 in (197 mm)	31.3 in (795 mm)	weapon_m50

The Madsen M/50 (also known as the Madsen Model 1950) is a Danish 9×19mm submachine gun produced by Dansk Industri Syndikat (DISA). It is an open-bolt, blowback design best known for its distinctive “clamshell” stamped receiver halves held together at the front by a barrel nut and hinged at the rear. The weapon fires full-auto only and uses a front-mounted safety lever that must be depressed while gripping the magazine housing.

HISTORY

Introduced in 1950 as an evolution of the earlier M/46, the M/50 was designed around simplified, highly stamp-friendly construction for efficient production. It retained the two-piece, hinged receiver concept with integrated grip and magazine housing and a right-side folding tubular stock, while refining features such as the cocking arrangement compared to the preceding model. The result was a compact, utilitarian submachine gun intended for military and security roles, emphasizing reliability and ease of manufacture.

The M/50 was widely marketed for export and appeared across multiple conflicts of the Cold War period. During the Vietnam War era, M/50s were among the diverse mix of 9mm submachine guns present in Southeast Asia, and they were documented in captured-weapon collections and photographic records. Their appearance in Vietnam reflected both international arms flows into the region and the variety of non-standard weapons encountered alongside more common Soviet- and Chinese-pattern submachine guns.