Original French MAT-49 Display Submachine Gun Serial 22097 with Sling Hotchkiss .303 As the First and Third

As the First and Third Battalions of the 315th Infantry closed up on the line of the regiment ahead

The scabbard overall is quite clean with the leather still supple with a good amount of the original white paint retained

the rifle has a good bore clear lands and grooves

most notably the Royal Navy

Handguard: 5” wide x 5” long

Original French MAT-49 Display Submachine Gun Serial 22097 with Sling Hotchkiss .303 As the First and ThirdOriginal Item: Only One Available. The French MAT 49 submachine gun 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. The design features a short, retractable wire stock, which when extended gave the weapon a length of 720 mm (28 in). The most innovative feature however was the magazine well, which could be folded forward parallel to the barrel for parachute