An aricle on the Polish SMG inspired by STEN. Produced in relatively small quantities by small workshops of the Polish resistance in Warszaw (1944)
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MAT49 France SMG
French SMG MAT 49 9mm Caliber third type to French Submachine Gun "Pistolet-Mitrailleur MAT model 1949" used since 1976 to today in the french police forces. This SMG was create for replace th old German MP40 "Schmisser" 9mm caliber , the old French Machine Gun "MAS 38", the English STEN machine gun 9mm caliber,and the American Thompson .45 caliber. The MAT 49 was used in the Indochina war by the French foreign legion, the paratroopers and the commandos . But a indeterminate number of this machine guns are picked up by the communist guerilla. Most of this guns was used in the Vietnam war by the South communist guerilla. But the viet are modified the MAT 49 9mm caliber for used the soviet 7.62 Tokarev ammo ....... But it's another history..... The French army continue to used the MAT in the Algeria war. Th French foreign legion was the last user in the army of the MAT 49, in the middle of the 80's. It was replaced by the French assault rifle FAMAS, in service today in the French army The MAT 49 was produced a nearly 700000 units in 59 years of service.