| M1909 machine gun | |
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| Type | Medium machine gun |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1909–1917? |
| Used by | Austria-Hungary |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designed | Unknown |
| Manufacturer | Škoda Works |
| Produced | 1909–1917 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 41.4 kg (gun & tripod) |
| Length | 945 mm |
| Barrel length | 530 mm |
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| Cartridge | 8x50mmR Mannlicher |
| Caliber | 8 mm |
| Action | delayed blowback |
| Rate of fire | 400–580 round/min (M.07/12) 600–880 round/m (MG-16A) |
| Feed system | 250 round belt |
The Skoda M1909 is a Machine gun of Austro-Hungarian (Czech) origin and was manufactured by the Škoda Works in Plzeň. Although it was unable to compete with the more reliable Schwarzlose m/07, it was used in the same period, albeit mostly with reserve and home guard battalions within the Austro-Hungarian armed forces.
The M1909 is a delayed-blowback water cooled belt fed medium machine gun, chambered in the 8x56mm round. As with all delayed blowback operated mechanisms chambered for powerful cartridges it suffers from relatively poor performance compared to recoil operated guns such as the Maxim.
