Holy Grail Gun - French MAC M1950 vet bring back from Nam!

[Vietnam1965]

I was shocked to see this for sale at my local gun show. A dealer friend of mine noticed it during Friday set-up so I was there when the doors opened Saturday at 9am. I have only seen a handful of Nam bringback MAC's in collections since I've been searching for one. The dealer I bought it from got it directly from the vet so I hope to get some info on how it was captured. A member of another forum is researching the vet and I hope she comes up with something interesting. Captain Gerald Thompson was a MACV advisor and was on Team Maryland.

 

[Vietnam1965]

 

[Bertfish]

You're becoming one of my collection idols

I don't particularly care for French weapons but the capture aspect really does it for me. Very good as usual.

 

[Combloc]

Very nice! Not sure but that looks like it might be a Chinese Tokarev holster. Capture papers are a nice bonus. How much did it set you back?

I'll never know the story on mine but it's a French arsenal rework. The interesting thing is that the replacement barrel is dated in the 70's but it's not import marked so I have no idea how it ended up here.

Is your barrel phosphate or just darkened with age?

 

[Threeband]

Tres magnifique.

 

[Vietnam1965]

You're becoming one of my collection idols

I don't particularly care for French weapons but the capture aspect really does it for me. Very good as usual.

Thanks!

 

[Vietnam1965]

Very nice! Not sure but that looks like it might be a Chinese Tokarev holster. Capture papers are a nice bonus. How much did it set you back?

I'll never know the story on mine but it's a French arsenal rework. The interesting thing is that the replacement barrel is dated in the 70's but it's not import marked so I have no idea how it ended up here.

Is your barrel phosphate or just darkened with age?

Thanks! I believe your right that its a Chinese Tok holster. I think the barrel is just darkened with age. You have a nice MAC there!!

 

[Vietnam1965]

Tres magnifique.

Merci!

 

[Combloc]

Thanks! I believe your right that its a Chinese Tok holster. I think the barrel is just darkened with age. You have a nice MAC there!!

Thank you. Can you tell me if there are any marking at all on your barrel. You don't run across these very often and I like to collect as much info as I can. I have a theory that original barrels were not marked in any way but replacement ones were dated. Now, whether that was a production date or a fitment date, I don't know but I think it was the former.

 

[mawkie]

Absolutely it's a Chinese Tok holster. Great catch, welcome to the club! If my memory is correct there were around 200 exported from S. Vietnam in the 60s and who knows how many bring backs. Like yours, mine is a bring back too. Seldom seen here in the US.

 

[Combloc]

Mawkie, if it's convenient, please check your barrel for me too.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

That is incredible.

 

[Vietnam1965]

I will take the gun apart tomorrow and check the barrel.

 

[Combloc]

Thank you sir!

 

[Doctor_M]

Awesome piece of history!! Well done, sir!

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Excellent find, along with the DD-603.

MAC 1950 will always be one of my "the one that got away" stories

 

[Combloc]

Well don't keep us in suspense! Let's hear it!

 

[Vietnam1965]

Thanks for the comments guys! I shot the gun just twice at the range today and each spent round didn't eject some probably and issue with the extractor. Otherwise it was a nice shooting pistol. I don't think I will shoot it again. I did give it a wipe down. The barrel is shot with hardly any rifling left. I did not see any markings on the barrel. My researcher friend was unable to find any contact info on the vet.

 

[Combloc]

Thank you for checking sir! I don't shoot any of my Frenchies. They are just collectible artifacts to me.

 

[mawkie]

Mawkie, if it's convenient, please check your barrel for me too.

Will do but it might be a while as it's buried deep in the safe.