What is MAT-49?
[[File:MAT Submachine Gun.jpg|alt=A MAT-49|thumb|A MAT-49]] The '''MAT-49''' is a [[submachine gun]] of [[France|French]] origin used by the [[French Army|French army]] from the 1950s to the 1980s, and manufactured by Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT). It was used in the [[First Indochina War|Indochina]] and [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] wars. It was a compact weapon that had a retractable wire stock; in addition, its [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] could be folded parallel to the [[Barrel (weapons)|barrel]] (which facilitated its use by paratroopers and tankers). In [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm caliber]], it had a magazine with capacity for 32 cartridges, a rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute and fired with the bolt open. A version with a fixed wooden stock and longer barrel was also produced. [[Category:Submachine guns]]