The MKS is a gas-operated, select-fire rifle of the
5.56×45mm NATO caliber and was manufactured in Sweden by
Interdynamics AB. It featured a magazine insert that acted as the pistol grip similar to the
Uzi submachine gun but was found uncomfortable to handle, therefore it never entered mass production.
Overview
The MKS was a gas-operated select fire
rifle
A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...
chambered for the
5.56 mm NATO cartridge and was capable of firing around 750/1,100 RPM. It featured rotating barrel locking and was the first gun made by Interdynamics in 1979. Tests in the Philippines proved the gun too uncomfortable for the average shooter to fire well and it never made it beyond the prototype stage.
See also
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List of assault rifles
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Wimmersperg Spz
The Wimmersperg Spz ("Sp" stands for STEN-pistole, "z" for zweiteilig. English: Sten pistol, made of two parts) was a family of German assault rifles that was in the planning stage during the latter days of Nazi Germany.
Overview
The overall w ...
- older weapon with similar configuration
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AO-46 (firearm)
References
External links
Modern Firearms - Interdynamics MKS
{{Personal defense weapons
5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles
Assault rifles of Sweden
Personal defense weapons
Trial and research firearms of Sweden