Latest project in the works; a French MAT-49. The MAT-49 saw widespread combat use during the First Indochina War and the Algerian War, as well as the 1956 Suez Crisis by the French Army. The weapon found considerable favor with airborne and mechanized troops, who prized it for its simplicity, ruggedness, firepower and compactness. I only have a couple of original parts, notably a stripped lower missing everything, the magazine well grip, the wire stock, grip panels, and a bolt knob. Everything else must be fabricated...fire controls and housing, upper receiver, sights, charging handle, trigger linkage, and all the small parts.
Waiting on the SBR form 1 to complete, until then it's a pistol. It utilizes an Intratec TEC-9 receiver, bolt, and barrel. For a gun that is synonymous with cheap gangsta, thug crap, they are not easy to find and have achieved "collector status" as far as pricing goes. I paid $799 for mine. So far I have completed the fire control housing and fire controls and mounted it to the receiver and it works fine. Now I have to build a trigger and linkage to keep the trigger in its' original location.
Not very pretty, but it works and is solid. None of the housing group will be visible. The trigger linkage will connect to the long screw. The small screw was used to adjust the sear contact and ejector height and will be used to secure the housing to the receiver, along with two additional screws.
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