[quote=@Foster]
Berthier rifles and Mausers were also things. There were also a number of old jap weapons such as the knee-mortar.

MAT-49s converted to fire tokies were prefered by many VC.
-As body-armor became a thing, the SKS became more prevalent a the NVA started to recieve AKs across all ranks.
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The disarray in French weapon supplies in the Indochina War and the various conflicts/suppliers the Viet Minh/PAVN/Vietcong had makes for a real selection of equipment. But if Selune is good with it, I'm going with an old guerrilla with a bolt action something something.