MAS-36
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French bolt-action rifle in 7.5×54 mm MAS, adopted in 1936 as the standard rifle of the Armée de Terre on the eve of World War II.
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ID — MAS-36
Designation
MAS-36
Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS)
Caliber
7.5×54 mm MAS
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Identity
- Designation
- MAS-36
- Manufacturer
- Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS)
- Country
- France
- Year
- 1936
- Category
- Carbine
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.5×54 mm MAS
- Muzzle velocity
- 823 m/s
- Effective range
- 400 m
- Maximum range
- 3200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 575 mm
- Overall length
- 1020 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.7 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Bolt-action manuale
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore a due tenoni posteriori
Feed
- System
- Serbatoio interno a piastrine Mauser
- Standard capacity
- 5 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Developed at Saint-Étienne to replace the obsolete Lebel 1886 and the Berthier rifles, it is one of the last bolt-action military rifles designed before the advent of semi-automatics.
Adopted in 1936 but produced in insufficient numbers for the 1940 campaign: most French units went to war while the MAS-36 was still in early production.
Remained in service through the Indochina and Algerian wars; the CR39 variant with folding aluminium stock was issued to paratroopers and alpine troops.
Variants
MAS-36 CR39 (paracadutisti)MAS-36/51 (lanciagranate)MAS-36 LG48
Main users
France · Vietnam del Sud · Marocco · Algeria
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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