The mat 49 was the iconic gun of the failed french military operations in indochina and algeria.
Mat 49 gun.
The mat 49 was a submachine gun which was developed by french arms factory manufacture nationale d armes de tulle mat for use by the french army and was first produced in 1949.
By robert bruce unfortunately the model 1938 was not produced in 9mm parabellum.
Production lasted from 1949 until 1979 and the weapon was widely used by french army and police forces in that span.
The mat 49 has a blowback design heavy mainspring 7 7 pound weight when empty and a 1 3 pound bolt.
El mat 49 fue un subfusil desarrollado por la fábrica de armamento francesa manufacture nationale d armes de tulle mat para el ejército francés.
If this cartridge had been employed the model 1938 would have been noted as one of the finest among all of the various submachine guns used in world war ii.
The mat 49 remained in service into the 1980s as seen here with these foreign legion forces.
Altogether the weapon is a bit on the heavy side but its weight helps reduce recoil.
Mat 49 submachine gun with magazine well pistol grip folded into the upright position 9x19mm mat 49 54 submachine gun 9x19mm.
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The mat 49 is a submachine gun developed in france by manufacture nationale d armes de tulle mat and accepted into service in 1949 hence its designation mat 49.