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The MAT-49 is a submachine gun which was developed by the French arms factory Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT) for use by the French Army.It was first produced in 1949 and remained in French service until it was phased out following the adoption of the FAMAS assault rifle in 1979.
SMG MAT-49: Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle: 9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev [3] France: 1949 SMG Mauser MP-57: Mauser: 9×19mm Parabellum West Germany: 1957 SMG Mauser Schnellfeuer: Mauser: 7.63×25mm Mauser. 9×19mm Parabellum Germany: 1932 MP MCEM 2 submachine gun: Royal Small Arms Factory: 9×19mm Parabellum United Kingdom ...
Submachine gun MAT 49. The Manufacture Nationale d’Armes de Tulle, often abbreviated to MAT ("Tulle National Weapons Factory" in English) was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Tulle, Corrèze. Founded in 1690, it was absorbed into the French state-owned defense conglomerate GIAT Industries in the 1980s.
Airsoft gun manufacturer Systema Engineering (PTW) developed a line of airsoft guns and accessories intended for military and law enforcement training. These airsoft guns are made of aircraft-grade aluminium combined with stainless steel parts that gives strength, stability, weather protection, and easy maintenance. These training weapons offer ...
1935 prototype on display at the Musée de l'Armée.. The Pistolet Mitrailleur MAS modèle 38 (MAS Model 38 Submachine Gun) was developed from the experimental MAS-35, itself derived from the STA 1922 and the MAS 1924 both in 9 mm produced immediately after World War I. Prior to the development of this weapon France used a variety of German and Swiss submachine guns.
MAT-49 submachine gun – Captured during the French-Indochina War. Many were converted from 9×19mm to 7.62×25mm Tokarev [34] PPSh-41 submachine gun (both Soviet, North Korean and Chinese versions) [304] [285] PPS-43 submachine gun (both Soviet and Chinese versions) [305] M3 submachine gun Limited use [290]
The MAS-49/56 ended production in 1978 and was replaced with the 5.56×45mm NATO caliber FAMAS bullpup assault rifle. The MAS-49/56 was withdrawn from service in 1990. [1] Whereas only 20,600 MAS-49 were manufactured, the MAS-49/56 was mass-produced, attaining a total of 275,240 rifles issued between 1957 and 1978.
This is a list of small arms whose manufacturer or name (in the case of no known or multiple manufacturers) starts with the letter M—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, anti-tank rifles, and any other ...