Original French MAT-49 Display Submachine Gun Serial 22097 with Sling Hotchkiss .303 There was originally a regimental

There was originally a regimental marking stamped onto the middle barrel band

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

Admiral Villeneuve replied "ENGLAND IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO SUCH BROTHERS"

showing that it has not been repainted

appealing against the decision to refuse his application for a wound gratuity

Original French MAT-49 Display Submachine Gun Serial 22097 with Sling Hotchkiss .303 There was originally a regimentalOriginal 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