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[[Image:MAT-49Folded.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun with magazine well/pistol grip folded into the upright position - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MAT-49Folded.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAT-49 Submachine Gun with magazine well/pistol grip folded into the upright position - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:mat 49 54.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAT-49/54 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm. This is the Gendarmerie Nationale variant of MAT-49 with extended barrel, fixed stock, and double trigger for semi-auto and full auto fire.]] | [[Image:mat 49 54.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAT-49/54 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm. This is the Gendarmerie Nationale variant of MAT-49 with extended barrel, fixed stock, and double trigger for semi-auto and full auto fire.]] | ||
The '''MAT-49''' is a French submachine gun that was originally produced by Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT). The MAT-49 began production in 1949 after a series of trials for a new submachine gun to replace the [[MAS-38]]. The MAT-49 was chosen in part for its simple design and cost-effective stamped metal construction, allowing for rapid, economic production of a large amount of guns that the French military desperately needed. The MAT-49 also includes two design features unusual for a submachine gun: the ability for the magazine well to fold up and a grip safety, a feature more common to handguns. | |||
The MAT-49 was used extensively by the French military during their military ventures of the early Cold War period, such as the First Indochina War and the Algerian War. It was well-liked in service owing to its compactness, ease of use, and reliability. Following the French withdrawal from Vietnam, captured MAT-49s were converted to 7.62×25mm Tokarev by North Vietnamese forces and used by the People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. | |||
Production of the MAT-49 was taken over by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne plant (MAS) in the 1960s and production ceased in 1979, when the [[FAMAS]] assault rifle was adopted and filled the niche previously occupied by the MAT-49. | |||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun | * '''Type:''' Submachine Gun | ||
* '''Caliber:''' | * '''Caliber:''' 9x19mm, 7.62x25mm Tokarev(North Vietnamese conversion) | ||
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|3.5}} | * '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|3.5}} |
Revision as of 22:09, 11 February 2021
The MAT-49 is a French submachine gun that was originally produced by Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT). The MAT-49 began production in 1949 after a series of trials for a new submachine gun to replace the MAS-38. The MAT-49 was chosen in part for its simple design and cost-effective stamped metal construction, allowing for rapid, economic production of a large amount of guns that the French military desperately needed. The MAT-49 also includes two design features unusual for a submachine gun: the ability for the magazine well to fold up and a grip safety, a feature more common to handguns.
The MAT-49 was used extensively by the French military during their military ventures of the early Cold War period, such as the First Indochina War and the Algerian War. It was well-liked in service owing to its compactness, ease of use, and reliability. Following the French withdrawal from Vietnam, captured MAT-49s were converted to 7.62×25mm Tokarev by North Vietnamese forces and used by the People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
Production of the MAT-49 was taken over by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne plant (MAS) in the 1960s and production ceased in 1979, when the FAMAS assault rifle was adopted and filled the niche previously occupied by the MAT-49.
Specifications
(1949 - 1979)
- Type: Submachine Gun
- Caliber: 9x19mm, 7.62x25mm Tokarev(North Vietnamese conversion)
- Weight: 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
- Length: 18.1 in (46 cm) (stock collapsed), 28.3 in (72 cm) (stock extended)
- Barrel length: 9.1 in (23 cm)
- Capacity: 20, 32
- Fire Modes: full auto only
The MAT-49 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
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The Professionals | 1977 - 1981 | |||
Julie Lescaut | Pierre Cognon | Martin Héroux | "Rapt" (S03E02) | 1994 |
Julie Lescaut | French police | "Rapt" (S03E02), "La mort en Rose" (S03E03) | 1994 | |
Fabio Montale | Pierre Henri | Davor | 2002 | |
The Unit | 2006 - 2009 | |||
Deadliest Warrior | 2010 | |||
Madiba | Laurence Fishburne | Nelson Mandela | 2017 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | |||
Shellshock Nam '67 | 2004 | |||
Project Reality | 2005 | |||
Vietcong 2 | 2005 | |||
Team Fortress 2 | SMG | With wooden furniture, and rear sight, magazine and bolt of the M1A1 Thompson | 2007 | |
7554 | With optional melee attack | 2011 | ||
Project Reality: Vietnam | 2012 | |||
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | original French 9mm version | 2017 | ||
Vietnamese 7.62x25mm Tokarev conversion |