The mat 49 also has two unusual features for a submachine gun.
Mat 49 submachine gun.
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.
The magazine housing folds forward and up where it attaches to a bracket and the weapon has a grip safety that prevents accidental firing if the shooter drops the gun.
The magazine housing folds forward and up where it attaches to a bracket and the weapon has a grip safety that prevents accidental.