page_title: MAT-49
section_title: Users
hierarchical_section_title: MAT-49 / Users
caption_attribution_description: English: 070521-N-6544L-002 LOME, Togo (May 21, 2007) - Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem and Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman review a formation of Togolese sailors at the Port of Lome. Stufflebeem and Peterman are leading a joint Navy and Coast Guard team that will travel throughout West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea to discuss maritime security and safety with local maritime officials and U.S. embassy country teams. Navy and Coast Guard engagement in Africa is part of a larger U.S. government interagency effort to enhance regional maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosa Larson
context_page_description: The MAT-49 was a submachine gun which was developed by French arms factory Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle for use by the French Army and was first produced in 1949.
context_section_description:  Algeria
   Benin
   Bolivia
   Burkina Faso
   Burundi
   Central African Republic
   Chad
   Comoros
   Republic of the Congo
   Cote d'Ivoire 
   Djibouti
   Equatorial Guinea
   France: Adopted by the French army in 1949. Also used by the National Gendarmerie.
   Gabon
   Guinea
   Guinea Bissau
   Kingdom of Laos: Received from French government during First Indochina War.
   Laos
   Lebanon
   Madagascar
   Mali - Armed and Security Forces of Mali
   Mauritania
   Morocco
   Niger
   Senegal
   Seychelles
   Syria: used by police and special forces
   Togo
   Tunisia
   Vietnam: used 9mm and 7.62mm MAT-49s.
caption: Togolese sailors equipped with MAT-49 in 2007.
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