After liberation from occupation france began to build a new army.
Mat 49 submachine gun firing.
Pistolet mitrailleur de 9mm modele 1949 machine pistol 9mm model 1949.
The mat 49 also has two unusual features for a submachine gun.
Economy was one of the.
Though the mat 49 lacked a fire selector it had a prominent grip style safety lever preventing the submachine gun from firing when the rear grip was not firmly held.
Armed forces required a variety of weapon including submachine guns.
The mat 49 54 a modified mat 49s manufactured for police forces had two triggers allowing use of full auto fire or single shots but most were manufactured as full auto only.
French mat 49 submachine gun by jean huon.
The primary cartridge is the 9x19mm parabellum and the firing action is blowback.
The compact fast firing submachine gun was extensively used by both sides achieving iconic status in newsreels and photos as well as a starring role in the movies lost command and battle of algiers.
Minus magazine the mat 49 weighs about 3 5 kilograms 7 7 pounds which renders it somewhat heavy for a submachine gun.
Economy was one of the.
The magazine housing folds forward and up where it attaches to a bracket and the weapon has a grip safety that prevents accidental.
A perforated jacket surrounds part of the barrel length.
Mat 49 machine pistol submachine gun technical specifications type 1 version as seen in this feature s live fire photos.
Rate of fire is approximately 600 rounds per minute.
The french army adopted the mat 49 for operational service in 1949 and both it and the french police made use of the submachine gun for some thirty years after making it a success and proving the design sound.
Though the mat 49 lacked a fire selector it had a prominent grip style safety lever preventing the submachine gun from firing when the rear grip was not firmly held.
This problem was proposed to be solved both with the help of captured german weapons and by launching the production of our own systems.
Principal data from the world s submachine guns machine pistols volume 1 nelson and lockhoven 1963.
Submachine gun mat 49 france january 29 2018.