The Király 1935 Experimental LMG was one of Hungarian engineer Pál Király’s first attempts to develop a domestic light machine gun for the Hungarian army during the interwar period.
Pál Király, already active in weapons development since the 1920s, presented an innovative prototype light machine gun in 1935, using his lever-delayed blowback system—an innovation ahead of its time.
The 1935 model was conceived as an automatic rifle/light machine gun, likely magazine-fed and chambered for the 8×56mmR Steyr cartridge, standard issue in the Hungarian army.
The design focused on mechanical simplicity and weight reduction compared to heavy machine guns of the time.
Its delayed-recoil system was lighter and cheaper than gas-operated systems and less sensitive to dirt, making it ideal for mass production—at least in theory. Despite its technical innovation, the Király 1935 LMG was not adopted by the Hungarian army. The exact reasons are speculative, but likely include:
Difficulties with large-scale production.
Conservative resistance from the military to “unproven” systems.
Preference for more conventional weapons, such as the imported Solothurn 31.M (of Swiss origin).
Magazine size: 20 rounds
500 to 650 rounds per minute (estimated)
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