{"id":101278,"date":"2026-08-04T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101278"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:07:41","slug":"madsen-model-1945-a-rather-unusual-smg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/08\/04\/madsen-model-1945-a-rather-unusual-smg\/","title":{"rendered":"Madsen Model 1945: A Rather Unusual SMG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9SSeCPbDoU?si=IAv7iXLTDNA0vwT_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 9 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p>At the end of World War Two, the Danish Madsen company wanted to replace its production of licensed Suomi submachine guns with a design of its own. The result was the Model 1945, a quite unusual design with a pistol-like slide. The nearest similarities would be the Polish PM-63 and the German VG1-5. The Madsen design also used an unusual hammer firing system. It was chambered for 9mm Parabellum, feeding from Suomi box magazines (not drums). Both a fixed wooden stock version (seen here) and a folding stock version were made, but only a few sales came through (apparently to Mexico and El Salvador).<\/p>\n<p>Danish M1941 Madsen video:   \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hjs1uiAIpNQ\" target=\"_blank\">Danish M1941 Suomi SMG<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Madsen M1950 video:   \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=95YPVQR_7yw\" target=\"_blank\">Madsen M50: From the Korean War to Star Trek<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Check out the Forgotten Weapons shop for everything from fun memes to serious kit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best firearms reference books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGZaSks4Skc3R1UxWWRCb3BsT1RxV2cyaFdxZ3xBQ3Jtc0trRGQySHRiVFpjdTV3UUZUbEVxVjQ3MWZXOFJsek9YdHpYbF96Z0xLdGNteFJjaDdiSEllY1lEM2RXejEtRkFDSkN3UzQxNGtMNTlpbmduQzE1YXUzSEsxUEJHY00yYTB2YmRjeUVWeUdoRTBSc0pTbw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=r9SSeCPbDoU\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 9 Mar 2026 At the end of World War Two, the Danish Madsen company wanted to replace its production of licensed Suomi submachine guns with a design of its own. The result was the Model 1945, a quite unusual design with a pistol-like slide. 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