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The KE7 (Kiraly, End, model 7) was a Swiss light machine gun produced by SIG.

History[]

From 1924 to 1929, Pál Király and Gotthard End collaborated on a series of prototype self-loading rifles and machine guns, known as the "KE" series. The KE7 was the only of these designs to see production. A limited quantity was produced in 1929 and offered for international export sale. It was purchased by the Republic of China and the Spanish Republic, and saw use in the contemporary conflicts of those respective countries. The KE7 was also submitted to Swiss and British machine gun trials, but was adopted by neither country.

Chinese copies of the KE7 were produced at the Huaxing Machine Factory.

Design[]

The KE7 was a recoil-operated light machine gun that fired from a open bolt. The handguard of some variants also acted as a bipod and folded open when necessary; other variants had separate bipods fitted. The weapon was also offered with a monopod fitting on the underside of the stock.

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