This group has a French FM 24/29 light machine gun (7.5x54 mm French) as its base of fire. Author’s collection. The French FM 24/29 (7.5x54 mm) was one of the finest of its type during World War II.

French gun owners were handing over their weapons at police collection points across the country this week as part of a campaign to round up unlicensed firearms, often heirlooms lying in attics or ...