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Danish military technology company
DISA is a company founded in Denmark (with the name Compagnie Madsen A/S) which since 1900 has produced metal casting products. In 1936 it changed name from Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S to Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S and was a defence manufacturer most notable for producing the Madsen machine gun and Madsen M-50.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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DISA is a company founded in Denmark (with the name Compagnie Madsen A/S) which since 1900 has produced metal casting products.2
In 1896 V.H.O Madsen designed an air-cooled, repeating machine gun which then took his name, Madsen. In the year 1900 the company Compagnie Madsen A/S was founded. This company was to produce this Madsen machine gun.
In 1930 A.P Møller bought a sum of shares corresponding to 15% of the total shares. In the following years A.P Møller expanded his shareholding to 31.6%, and was hereby the biggest shareholder.
From Wikipedia’s article on DISA (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Madsen M1888 Self Loading rifle
Madsen M1896 Flaadens Rekylgevær
Madsen machine gun
Schouboe Automatic Pistol
Lightened Experimental submachine gun
Madsen-Saetter machine gun
Madsen M45
Madsen-Ljungmann Self Loading rifle M. 1945
Madsen M47
51 mm Madsen Grenade launcher M 1947
Madsen M50
Madsen LAR
Madsen 20 mm AA gun
From Wikipedia’s article on DISA (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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