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| Pistolet-Mitrailleur de 9 mm modèle 1949 (MAT-49) | |
|---|---|
 MAT-49 on display. This weapon has the front grip lowered in firing position, but lacks a magazine. | |
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1949–Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | First Indochina War Korean War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon Crisis Algerian War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Portuguese Colonial War Basque conflict Rhodesian Bush War Western Sahara War Shaba II Chadian–Libyan conflict Lebanese Civil War Algerian Civil War Libyan Civil War[1] Syrian Civil War Northern Mali conflict[2] Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)[3] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Pierre Monteil |
| Designed | 1947-1949 |
| Manufacturer | Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne |
| Produced | 1949–1973 |
| No. built | ~ 100,000 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) without magazine 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) with 32-round magazine |
| Length | 460 mm (18 in) 720 mm (28 in) |
| Barrel length | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev (VPA converted) |
| Caliber | 9mm |
| Action | Blowback, open bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min[4] |
| Effective firing range | 100 m (110 yd) |
| Feed system | 20 or 32 rounds 35 rounds (VPA converted) |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The MAT-49 is a submachine gun which was developed by French arms factory Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT) for use by the French Army and was first produced in 1949.
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