FM 24/29 Light Machine Gun

FM 24/29 Light Machine Gun

The Fusil mitrailleur modèle 1924 M29 was the standard light machine gun of the French Army from 1925 until the 1950s and was in use until 2000-2006 with the National Gendarmerie.

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