The MAT-49 is a French submachine gun developed by the Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle and first produced in 1949, chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge with some variants converted to 7.62x25mm Tokarev. It became the standard submachine gun of the French armed forces and saw extensive combat in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War before being phased out following the adoption of the FAMAS assault rifle in 1979. Beyond France it was used by more than forty nations and armed groups, including Algeria, Mali, Vietnam, Lebanon and Senegal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) Weapon Class (category) Weapon Class Introduced Year FAQs
Why did paratroopers and vehicle crews favor the MAT-49?
Military Factory states: The MAT-49 proved acceptable in practical service - its collapsible features made it ideal for paratroopers and specialized infantry as well as weapons to serve with vehicle crews where space was often an issue.
Why did North Vietnamese forces convert captured MAT-49s to a different cartridge?
Military Factory states: In the Vietnam conflict, the North Vietnamese took on the surplus MAT-49s left behind by the retreating French Army and modified them to fire the Soviet 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge - understandable since the round was much more readily available throughout the region than was the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge.
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Source MilitaryFactory.com: MAT-49 (Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle 49)
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Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Source Wikidata: MAT-49
Sources
1. Wikipedia: MAT-49
Infobox: cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum 7.62×25mm Tokarev (PAVN converted)
Infobox: service
1949-Present
Service-status attribute (mat-49)
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.
Caliber attribute (mat-49)
The MAT-49 is a French submachine gun developed by the Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle and first produced in 1949, chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge with some variants converted to 7.62x25mm Tokarev.
Used In: First Indochina War, Article text
Kingdom of Laos: Received from French government during First Indochina War.
Used In: Korean War, Infobox: 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 Syrian Civil War Mali War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
Used In: Vietnam War, Article text
After French forces left Indochina, the People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Minh continued to use many captured MAT-49s into the Vietnam War.
Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox: 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 Syrian Civil War Mali War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox: 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 Syrian Civil War Mali War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: 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 Syrian Civil War Mali War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
View the Source2. Wikidata: MAT-49
Wikidata Q742435, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 3. Wikipedia: MAT-49
MilitaryFactory.com: MAT-49 (Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle 49)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: French Armed Forces, OperatorsQuote, Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
[ Cambodia; France; Laos; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Vietnam; Lebanon; North Vietnam ]
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