DISA (company)
Type | Aktieselskab |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Predecessor | Compagnie Madsen A/S |
Founded | 1900 |
Headquarters | Taastrup , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Metal Casting |
Website | Official Website |
DISA is a company founded in Denmark (with the name Compagnie Madsen A/S) which since 1900 has produced metal casting products.
In 1936 it changed name from Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S to Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S and was a defence manufacturer most notable for producing the Madsen machine gun and Madsen M-50.
History[]
In 1879 V.H.O Madsen designed an air-cooled, repeating machine gun which then took his name, Madsen. In the year 1900 the company Compagnie Madsen A/S was founded. This company was to produce this Madsen machine gun.
In 1930 A.P Møller bought a sum of shares corresponding to 15% of the total shares. In the following years A.P Møller expanded his shareholding to 31.6%, and was hereby the biggest shareholder.
Products[]
- [1][2]
- [1][2]
- Madsen machine gun[3]
- Schouboe Automatic Pistol
- Lightened Experimental submachine gun[citation needed]
- Madsen-Saetter machine gun
- [3]
- [3]
- Madsen M47
- 51 mm [3]
- Madsen M50[3]
- Madsen LAR
- Madsen 20 mm AA gun[3]
References[]
- Citations
- ^ Jump up to: a b Popenker.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McCollum.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Jessen 1947.
- Bibliography
- Jessen, Halvor (June 23, 1947). "Den moderne Slagmarks automatiske Præcisions og Enhedsvaaben". Krigsvidenskab (in Danish). Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- McCollum, Ian. "Madsen-Rasmussen 1888/1896". forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- Popenker, Maxim. "Madsen M1896". modernfirearms.net. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Firearm manufacturers of Denmark
- Danish companies established in 1900
- Defense companies of Denmark
- Manufacturing companies of Denmark
- Firearms stubs