The 7.5 mm Maschinengewehr 1951 or Mg 51 is a general-purpose machine gun manufactured by W+F of Switzerland. The weapon was introduced into Swiss service when the Swiss Army initiated a competition f
Swiss presentation of the MG51
Mg 51 on a tripod with accessories. Notice the tubular (spare) barrel protector used as a field accessory.
Mg 51 on a Flab anti-aircraft mount
MOWAG Eagle II armed with a weapon station mounted Pz Mg 51/71
The Leichtes Maschinengewehr Modell 1925 is a Swiss recoil-operated light machine gun designed by Colonel Adolf Furrer at Waffenfabrik Bern in the 1920s. It was produced from 1925 until the 1960s.
MG 51
…introduced into Swiss service when the Swiss Army initiated a competition for a new service machine gun to replace the MG 11 heavy machine gun and the Furrer M25 light machine gun adopted in 1911 and 1925 respectively. Around 1942 the Swiss army initiated a competition for a new service machine gun to replace…
The Furrer M25 from the Swedish Army Museum
System Furrer toggle-joint function