MAT-49
Submachine gunFrance1949Historic
French 9×19 mm Parabellum submachine gun with retractable wire stock and forward-folding magazine well, a symbol of France's colonial conflicts.
Submachine gun//France
ID — MAT-49
Designation
MAT-49
Manufacture d'Armes de Tulle (MAT)
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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Identity
- Designation
- MAT-49
- Manufacturer
- Manufacture d'Armes de Tulle (MAT)
- Country
- France
- Year
- 1949
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 390 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~600 rpm
- Effective range
- 100 m
- Maximum range
- 200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 228 mm
- Overall length
- 460 / 720 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.5 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente, otturatore aperto
- Bolt / action
- Blowback
Feed
- System
- Caricatore bifilare amovibile, pozzetto ripiegabile
- Standard capacity
- 32 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Developed at the Manufacture d'Armes de Tulle after WWII to replace the mixed bag of submachine guns (MAS-38, Sten, Thompson) used by the French Army.
Notable for its forward-folding magazine well that tucks under the barrel to reduce length for vehicle crews and paratroopers.
Saw extensive use in the Indochina War (1946–1954) and the Algerian War (1954–1962). Exported and cloned (Egypt: Port Said) into the 1970s.
Variants
MAT-49/54 (canna lunga, semi-auto)Port Said (clone egiziano)
Main users
France · Algeria · Vietnam (Viet Cong, catturati) · Africa francofona
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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