Schwarzlose machine gun

Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7
Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7
	MG M.7/12 mounted on a wheel in a World War I-era anti-aircraft configuration.
Type	Medium machine gun
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service	1908 – 1948
Used by	See § Users
Wars	List of wars Balkan Wars ; World War I ; Russian Civil War ; Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia ; Polish–Soviet War ; Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) ; Constitutionalist Revolution ; Colombia–Peru War ; Austrian Civil War ; Spanish Civil War ; World War II ; 1948 Arab–Israeli War ;
Production history
Designer	Andreas Wilhelm Schwarzlose
Designed	1904
Manufacturer	Steyr
Produced	1908 – 1918
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	Gun & tripod:; 41.4 kg (91.27 lb)
Length	945 mm (37.20 in)
Barrel length	530 mm (20.87 in)
Cartridge	6.5×50mmSR Arisaka; 6.5×52mm Carcano; 6.5×53mmR; 6.5×54mm Greek; 6.5×55mm; 7.62×54mmR; 7.7×56mmR; 7.92×57mm Mauser; 8×50mmR Mannlicher; 8×56mmR;
Action	Toggle-delayed blowback
Rate of fire	400-580 rounds/min (M.7/12); 600-880 rounds/min (MG-16A)
Feed system	250-round cloth belt

The Maschinengewehr (Schwarzlose) M. 7, also known as the Schwarzlose MG, is a medium machine-gun, used as a standard issue firearm in the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I. It was utilized by the Dutch, Greek and Hungarian armies during World War II. It was routinely issued to Italian colonial troops, alongside the Mannlicher M1895 rifle.

The primary producers were the ŒWG in Steyr, and FÉG in Budapest.