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French MAS 36/51

Calibre 7.5x54 MAS

Excellent Condition

£595

The MAS Modele 36 is a military bolt-action rifle. First adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles, it saw service long past the World War II period. It was manufactured from late 1937 onward by Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS), one of several government-owned arms factories in France.

Only 250,000 MAS-36 rifles were available to equip the French infantry during the Battle of France in 1940. Mass production finally caught up after World War II and MAS-36 rifles became widely used in service during the First Indochina War, the Algerian War, and the Suez Crisis. Altogether, about 1.1 million MAS-36 rifles had been manufactured when production ceased in 1952.

Post World War II produced rifles feature production simplifications. Later post war batches feature phosphating/Parkerizing introduced as a more effective metal surface treatment against rust.

The "second model" is the most produced version with its derivative, the MAS 36/51.

This is an Ex-Grenade launching Rifle that as converted back to a Standard Rifle

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