FM-24/29

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FM-24/29

Type	Machine gun
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	France (Including resistance), Nazi Germany, Former colonies
Wars	WW2, Indochina, Cold War
Production history
Designed	1924
Specifications
Weight	9.75 kg
Length	1080 mm
Barrel length	600 mm

Cartridge	7.5x54 French
Caliber	7.5 mm
Action	Gas operated
Rate of fire	900 round/min
Muzzle velocity	830 m/s
Feed system	Magazine

The fusil-mitrailleur modèle 1924 (automatic rifle, model of 1924) was a light machine gun in use by the French army from 1924. It replaced old LMGs like the FM mle 1915. The F.M. Mle 1924 featured a bipod, an in-line stock, a pistol grip, a top-mounted 25 round magazine and a bolt hold-open after the magazine's last round had been fired. Protection of all the openings against mud and dust was excellent. The cyclic rate was 450 rounds per minute. Ammunition was initially 7.5 x 57 mm, but was changed to 7.5 x 54 mm in 1929 to avoid accidents in case a German 8 x 57 mm should be introduced. The modified weapon was designated as fusil-mitrailleur mle 1924/1929 and was mass-manufactured in the early 1930s until it replaced older FMs.

The Trigger Mechanism Housing (TMH) of the MAC 1924/29 was also used in Henri Delacre's Bullpup Submachine gun.

The FM-24/29 served until the 1950s when it was replaced by the AA-52.