FM 24/29 light machine gun
The Fusil-mitrailleur Modèle 1924 M29 (or MAC 24/29), designed in 1924 by the Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, is a 7.5×54mm French light machine gun, which was the standard issue machine gun of the French Army from 1925 until the 1960s and was in use until 2000–2006 with the National Gendarmerie.
| FM 24/29 | |
|---|---|
LMG 24/29 | |
| Type | Light machine gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1925–1979 (French Army) 1956–2008 (Gendarmerie nationale) |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Rif War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Lebanese Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Lt col. Reibel assisted by Chief Armorer Chosse |
| Designed | 1920-1924 |
| Manufacturer | Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault |
| Produced | 1925-1960s (232,942 units) |
| No. built | 190,400 |
| Variants | M1924-M29D M1931 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 8.9 kg (19.7 lb) |
| Length | 1080 mm (42.5 in) |
| Barrel length | 500 mm (19.5 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.5×54mm French |
| Caliber | 7.5mm |
| Barrels | 1 |
| Action | Gas-operated Bolt-link |
| Rate of fire | 450 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 830 m/s (2,722.4 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 1250 m (3,937 ft) |
| Maximum firing range | 3950 m (12,959 ft) |
| Feed system | 25 round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights |
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