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DISA (company)






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DISA
Company typeAktieselskab
IndustryConglomerate
PredecessorCompagnie Madsen A/S
Founded1900
Headquarters
Taastrup
,

Area served

Worldwide
ProductsMetal Casting
WebsiteOfficial Website

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/StoDansk Industri Syndikat A/S and was a defence manufacturer most notable for producing the Madsen machine gun and Madsen M-50.

History[edit]

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.

Arms manufacturing products[edit]

Different types of Madsen weapons

References[edit]

Citations
  • ^ a b c d e f Jessen 1947.
  • Bibliography

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