The Madsen Machine Gun

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  • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
    @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  9 месяцев назад +188

    My original cut of this video was much longer but I got cross-eyed trying to fully explain the mechanics of this gun. Try to watch my channel more for light history/entertainment and war movie recommendations.

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +5

      Thanks bro I will

    • @WilliamBeattie-v6z
      @WilliamBeattie-v6z 9 месяцев назад +7

      Yo Johnny where is the arisaka rifles video? I one of the best rifles of ww2 please for the love of God make a video on the arisaka rifles 🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @DtWolfwood
      @DtWolfwood 9 месяцев назад +9

      you can just point to Forgotten Weapons' Gun Jesus to explain the mechanics :D

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@DtWolfwood sometimes it's weird to rec. channels on other channels but in this case; seeing as how the content of one leads right into the other's, without overlapping, i have to say this is a great idea!

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@WilliamBeattie-v6z yea I'm interested in their WW2 weapons too. For me, it's due to the calibers of some weapons being a little different than what was seemingly the standard of the time. Like 6.5mm

  • @danmorgan3685
    @danmorgan3685 9 месяцев назад +322

    Everything about the Madsen screams, "this shouldn't work" and yet it did and it worked well for a very long time.

    • @Mygg_Jeager
      @Mygg_Jeager 9 месяцев назад +9

      As is true with all Danish Reporting Firearm Designs lol.

    • @andrewlindley4865
      @andrewlindley4865 9 месяцев назад +7

      It just wouldn't be Dutch unless it was ass backwards and yet somehow functioned and functioned well

    • @DanDanDoe
      @DanDanDoe 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@andrewlindley4865It’s Danish, not Dutch.

    • @kellychuang8373
      @kellychuang8373 9 месяцев назад

      Also suspected that as well.

    • @christopherhodgdon8638
      @christopherhodgdon8638 9 месяцев назад +1

      It still works too police forces in south America use it as a standard issue to some of their troops

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +242

    4:25 here is a classical example of early crew-served weapons doctrine. You see the gunner, a loader responsible for eventually feeding a new magazine into the weapon and the essential pipe smoker position, responsible for gesturing at things the gunner is already engaging, and blowing irritating smoke in his eyes to simulate battlefield conditions of WW1

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 9 месяцев назад +6

      Don't tell me the latter was unintentionally humorous?

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +11

      @@michaelandreipalon359 I hope not. i assume it was a training/morale film. I'll check again and see if it has a title

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@michaelandreipalon359sorry if i misunderstand. But i looked it up and it's a 1930s "pre-code" romance drama film. This refers to being before the Hayes Code which forced puritanical "values" onto the film industry. There is a marked difference between film before and after this code. We went from having films like the infamous original "Scarface," (1932) and, just to use a well known example, "It's A Wonderful Life" (1947)
      Scarface is moody, volatile and dark; this became unacceptable after the introduction of Hayes Code and the film industry began making films much lighter. Even noir films rarely show blood or excessive violence despite remaining dark tonally. It's fascinating comparing movies before, after and long-after the restrictions shook up Hollywood

    • @bigblue6917
      @bigblue6917 9 месяцев назад +8

      They old veteran showing the young lads how it's done before continuing with his tales of how he fought in both wars against the Prussians, which would make him 86.

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@bigblue6917 can you imagine being a kid in one apocalyptic war and being a seasoned soldier in the next? I'm going to do some research into if that happened. I assume they wouldn't get sent back into combat, but maybe , like you said were serving by training and bringing their experience to the next gen. Reminds me of that scene in "The Pacific" where the Marines open a box of antiquated bolt-action rifles and one man comments something to the effect of "The Army gets the new guns and we have to fight with s*** my grand dad was using."

  • @Swing-power
    @Swing-power 9 месяцев назад +14

    As a Dane, i am so thankful you used footage from the 9 April movie. It has become a danish classic and great piece of history the country over.
    Thank you Johnny 🫡

  • @popanimation1
    @popanimation1 9 месяцев назад +171

    I have not seen a frame of the movie Reptilica in decades. Very informative but you also hit a huge nostalgia factor.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  9 месяцев назад +33

      Perfect! That's what I'm going for.

    • @garfieldsmith332
      @garfieldsmith332 9 месяцев назад +6

      Saw it when it first came out. Then some years later. Wish the Danish version was available on CDC/Bluray,

    • @awldune
      @awldune 9 месяцев назад +8

      It was featured on the most recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot. I don't know if that helps or hurts if you like the movie.

    • @FP194
      @FP194 9 месяцев назад +2

      If you look closely you can see the wires used to move Reptilicus around

    • @garfieldsmith332
      @garfieldsmith332 9 месяцев назад

      @@FP194 Yep. And a hand puppet was used for close ups.

  • @ItsAVolcano
    @ItsAVolcano 9 месяцев назад +157

    Old monster movies:
    Japan - guys in rubber suits
    US - stop motion miniatures
    Denmark - puppets on strings.😅

    • @garfieldsmith332
      @garfieldsmith332 9 месяцев назад +7

      Now they all use CGI. Ray Harryhausen was the best for special effects. And a guy clumping around in a Kaiju suit does have a certain charm to it.

    • @WW1Fanatic
      @WW1Fanatic 9 месяцев назад +1

      Man Godzilla had excellent dance moves back then

    • @timtheskeptic1147
      @timtheskeptic1147 7 месяцев назад +1

      We don't talk about that period of Godzilla films.

    • @cinematicsunproductions7748
      @cinematicsunproductions7748 7 месяцев назад

      ​@timtheskeptic1147 yes we do wdym?

    • @timtheskeptic1147
      @timtheskeptic1147 7 месяцев назад

      @cinematicsunproductions7748 maybe I'm crazy or missing a satirical point, but turning a metaphor for the horror of nuclear weapons into a googly eyed single father missed the original point.

  • @unexpected9370
    @unexpected9370 9 месяцев назад +74

    the fact the PMERJ from my home country of brazil still uses them makes me love this gun even more

    • @JizzMasterTheZeroth
      @JizzMasterTheZeroth 9 месяцев назад +8

      Last clip we have of it being used in Brazil is ~5 years old. If you ever see police with this weapon, please take a picture and post it to the RUclips channel Forgotten Weapons. Thank you.

  • @srenherskind2093
    @srenherskind2093 9 месяцев назад +15

    Im danish and i work at bunker museum in silkeborg. In the museum we have a Madsen machine gun. There's a lot of people coming to the museum both from Denmark and from all over the world surprisingly. I often tell them about the madsen we have and they are very impressed by it. Many elderly people come to the museum and when they see the Madsen they often yell "that's the Madsen". It truly is a danish masterpiece of a gun. keep up the good work with the videos Johnny 🤟

  • @BetterOnichThanSorry
    @BetterOnichThanSorry 9 месяцев назад +24

    Reptilicus actually scared the shit out of me as a kid just due to the regeneration aspect. The fact just a piece of it's tail could grow into an entire monster freaked me out, kinda like The Blob where you just have no means to stop it.

  • @inductivegrunt94
    @inductivegrunt94 9 месяцев назад +59

    The Dane's know how to make a great and beloved LMG. Loved this gun in BF1 and it was one of my most used LMGs in the game. Thank you Johnny for covering such an iconic and legendary gun, and one I consider one of my most favorite LMGs in history alongside the M1919, Lewis Gun, and MG08.

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +3

      My gamer brother yes. I used in B1 and B5!

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +3

      I love BF1 but i do wish they had focused on bolt action rifles more. I believe they had a "realistic" mode for a short time where you had to use a rifle and it greatly limited submachineguns. It was WW1, not everyone was running around with a 30+ round carrying magazine

    • @yoshilovesyoshi
      @yoshilovesyoshi 9 месяцев назад +4

      Crazy enough, this gun is still in use in Brazilian Favelas today!
      All jokes aside, the gun is incredibly useful and reliable for its age.

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@yoshilovesyoshi it's interesting how despite so much advancement, certain well designed elements have taken on a legendary status and are still used today, or their descendants

  • @jameswolf133
    @jameswolf133 9 месяцев назад +19

    Kudos, Johnny for featuring ‘Reptilicus,’ a true cinematic classic!
    I remember the gun well from my green army men.

  • @Jay-ln1co
    @Jay-ln1co 9 месяцев назад +23

    When you consider weapons like the Chauchat came almost two decades later and had much more troubled history, it pays to be not just the first, but also good. And as others have pointed, the weapon is still in active service with the Brazilian police as it was readily available and was chambered in the 7.62 NATO cartridge, offering them good firepower. 120+ years of service and still ticking.

    • @immikeurnot
      @immikeurnot 9 месяцев назад +2

      And the Madsen is still used in Brazil!

  • @awldune
    @awldune 9 месяцев назад +12

    Finally some Reptilicus content

  • @Aegeebear
    @Aegeebear 9 месяцев назад +26

    I always love the dad jokes at the end of the video.

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 9 месяцев назад +23

    Intersting Fact
    The Madsen design was used as a basis for an upscaled version as an autocannon. Most famously, one Madsen cannon was credited for taking down two Panzer 1 tanks during the invasion of Denmark.

    • @kristianchristensen2254
      @kristianchristensen2254 9 месяцев назад +3

      you mean the M/38?!

    • @G-Mastah-Fash
      @G-Mastah-Fash 9 месяцев назад

      The Panzer 1 was never meant to be in combat so being able to take it out is not very impressive.

    • @RevOwOlutionary
      @RevOwOlutionary 4 месяца назад

      DISA (commonly known as the rifle syndicate) used its success in the defense as a big selling point when they tried selling the 20mm guns to Germany, pointing out that if it was good enough to defeat the German armour then surely it was good enough to be used by German forces too.
      Interestingly they actually received little to no consequences for that act of collaboration unless you count the bombing by underground resistance forces.

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 9 месяцев назад +14

    The Madsen is still used today by Brazilian SWAT/assault cops during clearing operations in Rio's favela ghettos. They've shortened the barrel and added other things to shoulder-fire it as a LMG.
    I couldn't find any instances of MOVIE use of this, however, such as in the Tropa De Elite series. (probably too hard to acquire a prop gun just for filming)

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 9 месяцев назад +4

      You referring to The Elite Squad duology?

    • @MM22966
      @MM22966 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@michaelandreipalon359 Yes.

  • @dank3151
    @dank3151 9 месяцев назад +10

    good idea to wet the grass before firing as smoke and flame could give away your position, while I've never seen it done like that before I have also never seen a machine gunner firing with the barrel so low to the ground.

  • @Godzilla00X
    @Godzilla00X 9 месяцев назад +28

    For what its worth, none of the other weapons they tried worked on Reptilicus either. Only the flamethrower did any major damage

    • @vsvnrg3263
      @vsvnrg3263 9 месяцев назад +1

      ive never seen that movie. did the monster win?

    • @Godzilla00X
      @Godzilla00X 9 месяцев назад +2

      @vsvnrg3263 no, they end up firing a rocket with anesthetic into the mouth of Reptilicus which caused it to die from its heart stopping

    • @vsvnrg3263
      @vsvnrg3263 9 месяцев назад

      @@Godzilla00X , bastards! they'd shoot unicorns too. omg, the only monster that wins is godzilla. well, it always comes back.

    • @vsvnrg3263
      @vsvnrg3263 9 месяцев назад

      @@Godzilla00X , bastards! they'd kill unicorns too. the only one that never dies is godzilla. theyve thought it was dead about 30+ times.

    • @HMSPrinceofWhales53p
      @HMSPrinceofWhales53p 9 месяцев назад +1

      I thought the navy blew it's leg off with depth charges

  • @gabrielaldeandradegomes2051
    @gabrielaldeandradegomes2051 9 месяцев назад +6

    Fun fact: Here in Brazil the military police in Rio de Janeiro still uses the Madsen up to this day!

  • @bigblue6917
    @bigblue6917 9 месяцев назад +8

    One of those weapons which does not usually see the limelight but nevertheless has its place in history. It is, though, somewhat ironic that the Danes got so little combat use out of it compared to other countries who used it.

  • @willlasdf123
    @willlasdf123 9 месяцев назад +1

    The fact this thing doesnt constantly jam or break is a marvel of engineering lol. Its like the final form of lever action mechanics!

  • @smaptey1
    @smaptey1 9 месяцев назад +4

    I love this channel so damn much

  • @battlejitney2197
    @battlejitney2197 9 месяцев назад +1

    Didn’t know about this MG. Great introduction to it. Nicely done.
    Your channel fills a unique space in the military hardware and film segment of YT. Keep up the great work, Johnny!

  • @ExtantPerson
    @ExtantPerson 9 месяцев назад +1

    One of my favorite LMGs in history. Doesn’t get nearly enough love even though it was used through both World Wars and for many decades after.

  • @RevOwOlutionary
    @RevOwOlutionary 4 месяца назад

    The Madsen and its contemporary 1889 Krag-Jørgensen rifle are two often forgotten pieces of Danish firearms history that I absolutely love, so happy to see you've covered both of them.
    The Madsen LMG had a few pretty interesting accessories for its Danish use too, such as the leather bags and mounting straps used to carry it and several magazines on a bicycle.

  • @George-jw4cx
    @George-jw4cx 9 месяцев назад +8

    1:51 that footage was quite interesting, never seen stubby monopod and pouring water on grass probably preventing muzzle flash setting fire.

    • @immikeurnot
      @immikeurnot 9 месяцев назад +7

      It cuts down on the amount of dust kicked up by the muzzle blast.

    • @George-jw4cx
      @George-jw4cx 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@immikeurnot I guess that make more sense.

  • @gunjuice
    @gunjuice 9 месяцев назад +3

    What's the assistant gunner doing at 2:06? Watering the ground to mitigate dust from the muzzle blast?

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  9 месяцев назад +4

      Yup and any chance of burning the grass

    • @gunjuice
      @gunjuice 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Very cool - Love seeing old doctrine videos where they try and think of every conceivable event to occur during operation, great video mate.

  • @alankohn6709
    @alankohn6709 9 месяцев назад +5

    Ah Reptilicas there's a movie that needs a sequel and it was left open for one at the end of the movie

  • @emmanuelperez8094
    @emmanuelperez8094 9 месяцев назад +4

    To this day, the Madsen LMG is still in use, Particularly in Brazil, their are some Swat Members in the Brazilian Law Enforcement that are Using this LMG as their Main weapon

  • @SunnySavon
    @SunnySavon 9 месяцев назад +4

    Johnnyjohnson is the best ❤

  • @georgekreider2961
    @georgekreider2961 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you for making videos like this! Great job!

  • @w0lfr0gue53
    @w0lfr0gue53 9 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks for another video

  • @thekhoifish0146
    @thekhoifish0146 9 месяцев назад +3

    lovely video as always johnny!

  • @gypsydildopunks7083
    @gypsydildopunks7083 9 месяцев назад +3

    Great video, thanks again Johnny

  • @viliussmproductions
    @viliussmproductions 9 месяцев назад +2

    For some reason I assumed this was an interwar design. This being from the 1800s is pretty crazy

  • @spgoo1
    @spgoo1 9 месяцев назад +8

    1:24 oh no, sauce on my face, I must lie down

  • @timroberts5177
    @timroberts5177 9 месяцев назад +5

    Good video Johny

  • @michaelandreipalon359
    @michaelandreipalon359 9 месяцев назад +8

    Come for the Bren with the oversized tripod, stay for the weird wormsnake kaiju that makes me wanna rewatch the Gamera trilogy if not see Godzilla Minus One to compensate.

  • @shadowtrooper262
    @shadowtrooper262 9 месяцев назад +5

    It's odd that I have seen photos of the Madsen taken in parts of SEA during past conflicts.

  • @testinghydra5652
    @testinghydra5652 9 месяцев назад +2

    At 2:10 can someone explain to me why the guy is spraying water(?) on the ground in front of the machine gun?

    • @polskabalaclava
      @polskabalaclava 4 месяца назад +1

      To prevent dust from kicking up and also so that the grass doesn’t catch on fire

  • @wrongway1100
    @wrongway1100 3 месяца назад +1

    The gun was way ahead of its time

  • @MrPh30
    @MrPh30 9 месяцев назад +1

    My grandfather used the Madsen during a two day battle in Norway 1940, both in static defense / ambush and in moving forward to the enemy ditches under fire giving cover. When they came there under the raid,they had home made handgrenades that Finland Veterans had made with them . Amd they threw them into the defensive positions seeings bits and pieces flying .

  • @Lord.Kiltridge
    @Lord.Kiltridge 9 месяцев назад +6

    I have long considered the Madsen uniquely interesting and have poured over many videos and animations, produced by the likes of C&Rsenal, Forgotten Weapons and NobleEmpire, (which I think I recognised in this vid). It's interesting to note that the Madsen magazine is single stacked and has a metal tab on it that stops it from emptying on it's own. I wouldn't call the barrel 'quick' or 'easy' to change though.

    • @joelvca
      @joelvca 9 месяцев назад

      Some models/calibers used a double-stack magazine with a one-side taper down to single position feed, and there were (admittedly rare) belt-fed aircraft models.

  • @asmo1313
    @asmo1313 9 месяцев назад +1

    Semi on topic: I have been loving and watching war movies most of my 50+ years on this earth and thought I saw em all. Until I found your channel.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  9 месяцев назад +2

      You're in the right place I try to add some unheardofs each video

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 9 месяцев назад +1

      Unconventional learning experience, as expected.

  • @stevebailey325
    @stevebailey325 9 месяцев назад +1

    Another brilliant vid Johnny. I admire the way you describe the gun. Get up the great work!

  • @OttoImmune
    @OttoImmune 9 месяцев назад +1

    What’s going on at 02:05? The assistant gunner uses a spade to dig out a spot for the monopod, which I understand. After that, though, he pours water into the soil ahead of the muzzle. What does that accomplish?

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  9 месяцев назад +2

      Wetting the grass in front of the gun so it doesn't catch fire and no dust is kicked up giving away the position.

    • @OttoImmune
      @OttoImmune 9 месяцев назад

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq thanks!

  • @shoked99
    @shoked99 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very unique looking and operating guns. Thanks for the video.

  • @ShaneReynolds0421
    @ShaneReynolds0421 9 месяцев назад +4

    New fan here 💪🏼😎👍🏼

  • @yengheu1432
    @yengheu1432 9 месяцев назад +1

    If anyone could answer why is there a gun at 2:07 pouring a liquid on the grass. I would assume it might be to make the grass not get in the way of viewing but wouldn’t it also kick up sloughs of grass and water. Never seen this as a standard practice in any other military.

    • @ostiariusalpha
      @ostiariusalpha 9 месяцев назад

      They're trying to keep the grass from catching on fire from the muzzle blast, plus water spray doesn't give your position away at 2000 meters the way a cloud of dry dust getting kicked up does.

  • @igorbarbosa4044
    @igorbarbosa4044 9 месяцев назад +5

    It occasionally appears in use by the Rio de Janeiro Military Police, but it's officially retired

  • @CerealKiIIer
    @CerealKiIIer 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love that you know Les Morfalous

  • @Kuschel_K
    @Kuschel_K 9 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing engineering piece 😮

  • @rolfagten857
    @rolfagten857 9 месяцев назад +2

    1:23 Les morfalous Jean Paul Belmondo finest hour.

  • @MM22966
    @MM22966 9 месяцев назад +53

    If the Dutch don't love you, the Brazilians will.

    • @dhimasardiansyah8741
      @dhimasardiansyah8741 9 месяцев назад +5

      Indonesian Resistance also loves this gun..

    • @vlexonkol8466
      @vlexonkol8466 9 месяцев назад +5

      Yup, M51 and her little sister Saetter were loved in Indonesia

  • @panzerkampfwagenviiimaus9571
    @panzerkampfwagenviiimaus9571 9 месяцев назад +2

    Seeing this gun still being used in the Brazilian favelas is crazy.

  • @nebiyuesayas5600
    @nebiyuesayas5600 9 месяцев назад +1

    Fun fact, the Brazilian police used Madsens (rechambered from 7mm Mauser to 7.62 NATO) until like 2017 in an official capacity, technically making it the longest-serving LMG ever. Even if not, it was one of the most used in history.

  • @madzen112
    @madzen112 9 месяцев назад +1

    Compared to the Maxim guns used at the time, this is pure featherweight

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn 9 месяцев назад +2

    Think to yourself "hmm how many weapons like this have I seen?" The answer is probably many. I think this was a highly influential weapon and other countries bought them, or produced it under licence

  • @its_dippy6779
    @its_dippy6779 9 месяцев назад +1

    2:07
    Interesting bit of the training footage there. Wetting the ground in front of the muzzle as to eliminate or at the very least minimize the amount of dust kicked up by firing the gun.

    • @awldune
      @awldune 9 месяцев назад

      It did not appear to be very effective, though

  • @kellychuang8373
    @kellychuang8373 9 месяцев назад +2

    Really good video Johnny and also other topics to try since there's a lot look into AK-47 and it's variants, RPG-7, T-34 if it isn't there yet, Soviet jets like the MIG, T-54/55 tanks and who knows what others since these days there's so many.

    • @kellychuang8373
      @kellychuang8373 9 месяцев назад

      Or another topic you can to Johnny C4 explosive or any so called Plastique explosive to look into as well.

  • @jasonsantos3037
    @jasonsantos3037 8 месяцев назад +2

    The Danish knows how to make some cool looking machine guns.

  • @Mei-wk5mt
    @Mei-wk5mt 9 месяцев назад +3

    merry easter johnny

  • @worldbiggestfan1
    @worldbiggestfan1 9 месяцев назад +3

    Oddly enough it’s designed is an early version of the Bren and type 96 and 99 lmg

  • @Cyberleader135
    @Cyberleader135 9 месяцев назад +5

    Very strange weapon, especially the ammunition system

  • @korbell1089
    @korbell1089 9 месяцев назад +8

    Denmark: "What can you make it do?"
    Madsen: "Yes."

  • @laurentfranco8075
    @laurentfranco8075 6 месяцев назад

    Volksgrenadier divisions who were formed in Denmark and Norway in 1944 were issued with Madsen machine guns from local stocks before they were send to the western front. There are several Batte Of The Bulge musea where you can see this machine gun.

  • @The_whales
    @The_whales 9 месяцев назад +3

    Some reason I keep confusing the madsen with the Bren gun and vice versa because of the slopped magazine

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron 9 месяцев назад

      Bren is da fuq bollox👍

  • @iowa_lot_to_travel9471
    @iowa_lot_to_travel9471 9 месяцев назад +1

    Strong work brother man 💪🔥👍🍿🎥

  • @carstenf279
    @carstenf279 9 месяцев назад +2

    Reptilicus!!!! The proudest moment of Danish film industry.

  • @Moeflyer6213
    @Moeflyer6213 9 месяцев назад +2

    Johnny, can you talk about the Czechoslovakian ZB 26 light machine gun? It is a very classic machine gun as well.

  • @lelanderickson1045
    @lelanderickson1045 9 месяцев назад

    Reptilicus and the Madsen for the win! Fun facts: It was popular with the Chinese such that it was bootleg copied and sold as the "Rex" or "Rexer" to various Chinese warlords during the 1920s, and soldiered on into the Second Sino-Japanese War through to the end of the Chinese Civil War and beyond. The Madsen is still in service with some Brazilian police units today. Not bad for an antique weapon. 😎

  • @connorpeters3958
    @connorpeters3958 8 месяцев назад

    At 2:07 why does the support gunner pour water Infront of the gun?, is it to reduce dust/smoke from rising? Cheers to anyone who answers.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  8 месяцев назад

      You got the answer correct. And to prevent the grass from setting fire in front of the gun as well.

  • @nathanlurie2602
    @nathanlurie2602 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very informative video! 🔥

  • @josephmatthews9866
    @josephmatthews9866 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great review!! I also appreciated the use of the REPTILIUS clip , i always thought they were firing British bren guns , who knew!! Thanks again for this upload 😂😂😂

  • @alfredmarcos1761
    @alfredmarcos1761 9 месяцев назад +1

    I was always amazed by this thing given how many guns were it's kids

  • @MasterFatness
    @MasterFatness 9 месяцев назад +1

    Just a little detail here... the correct pronunciation is simply "Massen" since the d is silent. Also, fun to see weapon designs from my home country. I used the Madsen quite a lot in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun as a kid.

  • @Villy-dv5yn
    @Villy-dv5yn 9 месяцев назад +1

    Im danish and im happy u maid an video on this MG and i didnt know it was danish😂

  • @CaptainAhab117
    @CaptainAhab117 9 месяцев назад +1

    2:00 I've never seen soldiers do that before.

  • @eamonnclabby7067
    @eamonnclabby7067 9 месяцев назад +1

    Well..!!.. that was certainly interesting...another nugget unearthed by our miner 49r..well done, Johnny...E..

  • @level98bearhuntingarmor
    @level98bearhuntingarmor 9 месяцев назад +2

    Clicked because I saw Reptilicus tbh

  • @markpetruzzelli1650
    @markpetruzzelli1650 9 месяцев назад +3

    The Madden was largely ineffective against Reptiligus.

  • @EGRJ
    @EGRJ 9 месяцев назад +1

    2:03 Is he...watering the lawn? Or trying to keep the grass from catching fire?

    • @noahwail2444
      @noahwail2444 9 месяцев назад

      Keeping the dust down, in order to hide the possision.

  • @wiktorberski9272
    @wiktorberski9272 9 месяцев назад +1

    I think I have watched only April 9th from mentioned above movies.

  • @oldtruthteller2512
    @oldtruthteller2512 9 месяцев назад +2

    I carried the M249 SAW during Desert Shied and Storm. How about a video on that?

  • @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat
    @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat 9 месяцев назад +1

    Now that I get a good look at that model, the thing looks like a Chinese type 9 if it was stretched out in a photo editor

  • @timthewarlord2304
    @timthewarlord2304 9 месяцев назад +2

    I saw this on MST3K

  • @saparotrob7888
    @saparotrob7888 9 месяцев назад +1

    Mr. J, I enjoy your content. I love the awful jokes more. Please keep 'em coming.

  • @Nobody.exe50
    @Nobody.exe50 9 месяцев назад +1

    No wonder that Bren on bf1 looked funny lol, (love the puns man)

  • @geraldtrudeau3223
    @geraldtrudeau3223 9 месяцев назад +1

    I swear, I stay with the whole video just so I can see what kind of cheesy pun you have at the end. It makes it all worthwhile.😅🤣🙄

  • @mymomsaysimcool9650
    @mymomsaysimcool9650 9 месяцев назад +4

    I’m going to be honest, I’ve never heard of one and I’m no noob when it comes to guns.

  • @kylegendreau1801
    @kylegendreau1801 9 месяцев назад

    2:07 Why does the gunner (or assistant gunner) put what looks like water in front of the gun?

  • @bluemouse5039
    @bluemouse5039 7 месяцев назад

    Those bony scales are like armor plate!

  • @matthewvorwald7169
    @matthewvorwald7169 9 месяцев назад +1

    The first time I ever saw this gun was in Medal of Honor Rising Sun, and you didn't get to use it until the final mission in the game, and you could only get it in the single player campaign.

    • @Jack-Hands
      @Jack-Hands 9 месяцев назад +2

      As a remember that was a Japanese type99.

  • @edwina.8426
    @edwina.8426 9 месяцев назад +2

    this machine gun was used by the salvadorean Army during the 100 hours war with Honduras in 1969

  • @warpartyattheoutpost4987
    @warpartyattheoutpost4987 9 месяцев назад +1

    That's mad, son.

  • @judsongaiden9878
    @judsongaiden9878 8 месяцев назад +1

    If you aim with both eyes open, theoretically, you should be able to see "around" the magazine.
    4:25 Also easier to load from the prone position, and you don't have to settle for an overly dinky mag.

  • @jacobrigby3172
    @jacobrigby3172 9 месяцев назад +1

    Im sure it shows up in the hands of a few of the pirates in "porco rosso"

  • @ajemma78
    @ajemma78 9 месяцев назад +1

    Helluva design

  • @13infbatt
    @13infbatt 9 месяцев назад +1

    Brazilian counter gang units were using them in a clip I saw recently , don’t know if they still do

  • @jameswolf133
    @jameswolf133 9 месяцев назад

    At 2:05 why was the ground in front of the muzzle doused with water?

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  9 месяцев назад +3

      keep dust down and to prevent the grass from catching fire and giving away the position