Original Danish WWII Era Bronze Statue of Soldier with Madsen Machine Gun by Brødr Grage Broncestøberi

Original Item. Only One Available. The Madsen is a light machine gun that Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schouboe designed and proposed for adoption by Colonel Vilhelm Herman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister of War, and that the Royal Danish Army adopted in 1902. It was the world's first true light machine gun produced in quantity and Madsen was able to sell it in 12 calibers to over 34 countries. The gun saw extensive combat usage for over 100 years, with continued use in limited quantities worldwide into the 2010s. The Madsen was produced by Compagnie Madsen A/S (later operating as Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S and then Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S).

This is an outstanding bronze statue of a Danish soldier slowly advancing forward carrying a Madsen light machine gun. He appears to be wearing a Danish Model 1923 steel helmet. The statue measures roughly 8” tall and sits upon a base measuring 6 ⅝ x 3” bearing the word MADSEN to the front. The back of the base is stamped 303, likely the model number. There is also a faint maker’s mark reading:

Brødr Grage
Broncestøberi
København

This is a well-known maker of Bronze in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The statue is in great shape with some scuffing and loss of finish.

An outstanding maker-marked Danish statue, ready for further research and display!