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Light machine gun
FM 24/29 light machine gun is a light machine gun originating in France. It was built by Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault. Reported operators include Algeria, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Finland, France, French Third Republic, Free France, Vichy France, French Fourth Republic, Italian Partisans, Ivory Coast, Kingdom of Laos, Lebanon, Nazi Germany, Niger, Poland, Spanish Republic, North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
FranceTechnical data
Light machine gun
France
French Army : 1925–1960s Gendarmerie nationale : 1956–2006
See § Users
List of conflicts Rif War Spanish Civil War World War II First Indochina War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Ifni War Algerian War Suez Crisis 1958 Rif riots Tunisian War of independence Bizerte crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Sand War Western Sahara conflict Tuareg rebellion Chadian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Cameroon War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War
Lt col. Reibel assisted by Chief Armorer Chosse
1920–1924
Manufacture d'Armes de Châtellerault
1925–1960s
190,400 to 232,942
See § Variants
8.9 kg (19.62 lb)
1,080 mm (42.52 in)
500 mm (19.69 in)
7.5×54mm French
7.5mm
1
Gas-operated Bolt-link
450 Rounds/min
830 m/s (2,723 ft/s)
1,250 m (1,370 yd)
3,950 m (4,320 yd)
25-round detachable box magazine
Iron sights
Algeria : Captured weapons
Benin
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Finland : 100 received from France and used during the Winter War and the Continuation War .
France French Third Republic : First adopted by French Army in 1924. Free France Vichy France French Fourth Republic : Also saw service with the National Gendarmerie .
French Third Republic : First adopted by French Army in 1924.
Free France
Vichy France
French Fourth Republic : Also saw service with the National Gendarmerie .
Italian Partisans : Examples captured by Fascist Italy following the fall of France were later captured and used by partisans.
Ivory Coast
Kingdom of Laos : Received by French Government during First Indochina War .
Lebanon
Nazi Germany : Captured weapons. The mle 1924/29 served as Leichtes MG 116(f). The few surviving Mle 1924 models were given the designation Leichtes MG 115(f) .
Niger
Poland
Spanish Republic
North Vietnam ( Viet Minh and Viet Cong ) Captured weapons, known as Trung liên Vĩnh Cát , from the French vingt quatre (24).
South Vietnam ( Vietnamese National Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam ) Captured weapons.
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1.08 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
FM 24/29 light machine gun equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Benin
Central African Republic
Djibouti
Finland France
Ivory Coast
Lebanon
Niger
Poland
Republic of the CongoAlgeria, Benin, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Finland, France, French Third Republic, Free France, Vichy France, French Fourth Republic, Italian Partisans, Ivory Coast, Kingdom of Laos, Lebanon, Nazi Germany, Niger, Poland, Spanish Republic, North Vietnam, South Vietnam
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