Latest revision as of 10:26, 15 February 2024

During and after World War II, the Saint-Étienne Weapons Factory (Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, abbr. MAS), developed and manufactured a series of semi-automatic rifles that later became the standard service rifles of the French Army.

The MAS Rifle Series and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

MAS-40

MAS-40 - 7.5x54mm French

MAS-40 - 7.5x54mm French. Model with 25-round Chatellerault M1924/29 magazines.

The MAS-40 was an early French semi-auto battle rifle. This was the second prototype in the line of MAS semi-automatic rifles, following the MAS-38/39 prototype (which had a lot of parts in common with MAS-36). While the most of MAS-38/39 and MAS-40 rifles were fed from a standard 5-round fixed magazine (similar to the MAS-36), several were modified to loaded from 25-round Chatellerault M1924/29 magazines.

It was produced only in very small quantities (no more than 50 were made), and was never officially issued by the French army. The stocks of rifles were eventually captured by the German army, but were left without interest; in 1944, they were recaptured and ended up in the hands of the French Resistance.

Specifications

(1940)

Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
Feed System: 5-round fixed mag.
Fire Mode(s): Semi-automatic

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe				2001

MAS-44

MAS-44 - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-44 was an early French service semi-auto battle rifle, derived from the earlier MAS-40. It did not enter mass production due to an excess of weapons received from the Allies (such as the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine). The produced rifles afterwards were was used in Indochina, and, in addition, continued to be in the arsenals of French warships back in the 80s.

6,300 MAS-44 rifles were produced in total.

Specifications

(1944 - 1951)

Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
Weight: 9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)
Length: 42.3 in (107.5 cm)
Barrel Length: 22.8 in (58 cm)
Feed System: 10-round detachable magazine
Fire Mode(s): Semi-automatic

Video Games

Game Title	Notation	Release Date
Call of Duty: WWII		2017
Battlefield V	Added in "Lightning Strikes" update in 2019	2018
Marauders (video game)	Added in Excavation Update in 2023	2022

MAS-49

MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French

MAS-49 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-49 is the successor to the MAS-44, and was adopted as the standard French service rifle from 1951 to 1979, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. Unlike earlier MAS semi-automatic rifles, the MAS-49 featured a detachable magazine.

The MAS-49 was manufactured and adopted in relatively limited numbers (20,600 made in total), and would later be replaced by the MAS-49/56. It was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts.

There are two unique variants of the MAS-49 specifically:

MAS-49 (Syrian): - An export version produced for Syrian orders. The main difference from the French version was that the rifle is equipped with a bayonet base and a bayonet copied from the MAS 38.
MAS-49 (selection): - A series of accurized MAS-49s used as sniper rifles. They were made from select MAS-49 rifles identified as having low shot dispersion, with their grenade-launching parts removed and equipped with the APX L Mle53 optical sight (magnification 3.85x). This version was replaced by the FR F1 rifles.

Specifications

(1949 - 1965)

Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
Length: 43.3 in (110 cm)
Barrel Length: 22.8 in (58 cm)
Feed System: 10-round detachable box magazine
Fire Mode(s): Semi-automatic

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The 317th Platoon	Jacques Perrin	Le sous-lieutenant Torrens	with APX L806 scope	1965
The 317th Platoon		A Laotian soldier		1965
The Battle of Algiers		French soldiers		1966
The Last Adventure		African soldiers		1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop)	Jacques Perrin	Kerk	with APX L806 scope	1967
The Gendarme Gets Married				1968
The Day of the Jackal		French gendarmes		1973
Holy Year (L'année sainte)		Italian police		1976
The Police War (La Guerre des polices)		French police		1979

Video Games

Game Title	Notation	Release Date
7554	with APX L806 scope	2011
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam	standard variant; added in Update 1.3	2017
	grenade launcher version with 6 HE Rifle Grenades; added in Update 1.3
	Marksman version with an APX scope; added in Update 1.3

MAS-49/56

MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French

MAS-49/56 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-49/56 is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. Originally developed for the airborne troops, the MAS-49/56 soon replaced the MAS-49 as the standard rifle of the French military, being adopted between 1957 and 1979 in larger numbers than the MAS-49 (275,240 MAS-49/56 were produced in total). A knife bayonet could be mounted on the barrel.

Specifications

(1956 - 1978)

Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French, 7.62x51mm (prototypes and Century Arms conversions)
Weight: 9 lbs (4.1 kg)
Length: 40.2 in (102 cm)
Barrel Length: 20.7 in (52.5 cm)
Feed System: 10-round detachable box magazine
Fire Mode(s): Semi-automatic

Film

Title	Character	Note	Date
The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle)	French Foreign Legionnaires	MAS-49/56 with bayonets	1962
The Day of the Jackal			1973
The Secret (Le secret)	French soldiers		1974
Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour)	French sailors	MAS-49/56	1977
The Escape (La carapate)	French gendarmes	MAS-49/56	1978
Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi)	French paratroopers	MAS-49/56; Some with rifle grenades	1980
Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux)	A police sniper	With sniper scope	1990
Operation Corned Beef	French honor guards	MAS-49/56	1991
Goldeneye	French Sailor		1995
Straight Shooter	French Foreign Legion paratrooper	MAS-49/56	1999

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
7554				2011
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	MAS-49/56	APX L806 scope	MAS-49/56	2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"MAS 49/56"		MAS-49/56	2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"All Rounder"	Heavily stylized, with some AK-esque elements		2016
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier			MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory	2016
The Walking Dead: The Final Season		with APX L806 scope	MAS-49/56	2018

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-The '''Fusil Automatique MAS'''. MAS - [[Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne|'''M'''anufacture Nationale d''''A'''rmes de '''S'''t-Etienne]].
+During and after World War II, the [[Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne Weapons Factory]] (''Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne'', abbr. MAS), developed and manufactured a series of semi-automatic rifles that later became the standard service rifles of the French Army.
-*'''MAS-38/39:''' - A prototype version with a lot of parts in common with [[MAS-36]].
-*'''MAS-40:''' - the first production version.
+{{Gun Title}}
-*'''MAS-44:''' - the second production version. Fed from a fixed magazine.
-*'''MAS-49:''' - the third production version. Powered by a removable box magazine.
-*'''MAS-49 (Syrian):''' - export version produced for Syrian orders. The main difference from the French version was equipping the rifle with a bayonet base and a bayonet copied from the MAS 38 rifle.
-*'''MAS-49 (selection):''' - selected MAS 49 rifles with the smallest dispersion were devoid of grenade-throwing attachments and equipped as standard with an APX L Mle53 optical sight with a magnification of 3.85x. Rifles completed in this way were used as sniper rifles. This version was replaced by the [[MAS FR F1|FR F1 rifles]].
-*'''MAS-49/56:''' - a shortened version initially developed for the airborne troops, over time it replaced the MAS-49 version. It had a shortened barrel and a new sight used when firing rifle grenades. The MAS-49/56 rifle had the option of mounting a knife bayonet on the barrel.
 =MAS-40=
 [[File:Mas40-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-40 - 7.5x54mm French]]
+[[File:MAS-40 20 round mag.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-40 - 7.5x54mm French. Model with 25-round [[Chatellerault M1924/29]] magazines.]]
+The '''MAS-40''' was an early French semi-auto battle rifle. This was the second prototype in the line of MAS semi-automatic rifles, following the MAS-38/39 prototype (which had a lot of parts in common with [[MAS-36]]). While the most of MAS-38/39 and MAS-40 rifles were fed from a standard 5-round fixed magazine (similar to the [[MAS-36]]), several were modified to loaded from 25-round [[Chatellerault M1924/29]] magazines.
-The '''MAS-40''' was an early French service semi-auto battle rifle. This was the second prototype in the line of MAS semi-automatic rifles, right after the first MAS-38/39 variant. While the most of MAS-38/39 and MAS-40 rifles was fed from a standard fixed 5-round magazine (similar to the [[MAS-36]]), several was modified to loaded from 20-round [[Chatellerault M1924/29]] magazines. It was produced only in very small quantities, and was never officially issued by the French army. The stocks of rifles were eventually captured by the German army, but were left without interest. In 1944, they were recapture and ended up in the hands of the Resistance.
+It was produced only in very small quantities (no more than 50 were made), and was never officially issued by the French army. The stocks of rifles were eventually captured by the German army, but were left without interest; in 1944, they were recaptured and ended up in the hands of the French Resistance.
 ==Specifications==
-(1940 - 1944)
-*'''Type:''' Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
-*'''Manufacturer:''' [[Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne]]
-*'''No. built:''' less than 50 pieces
-*'''Caliber:''' 7.5x54mm French
-*'''Action:''' Gas operation
-*'''Rate of fire:''' Semi-automatic
-*'''Feed System:''' 5-round fixed mag.
-{{Gun Title|MAS-40}}
+{{Specifications
+| years_of_production = 1940
+| type = Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
+| caliber = 7.5x54mm French
+| weight =
+| length =
+| barrel_length =
+| feed_system = 5-round fixed mag.
+| fire_modes = Semi-automatic
+}}
 ===Video Games===
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 | ''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]'' || || || || 2001
@@ Line 41: / Line 40: @@
 [[File:MAS-44.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-44 - 7.5x54mm French]]
-The '''MAS-44''' was an early French service semi-auto battle rifle, derived from the earlier MAS-40. This is did not go into mass production due to an excess of weapons received from the Allies (such as the [[M1 Garand]] and [[M1 Carbine]]). The produced rifles afterwards were was used in Indochina, and, in addition, continued to be in the arsenals of French warships back in the 80s. Since 1949, this design has been continued with an updated version, known as the [[MAS-49]].
+The '''MAS-44''' was an early French service semi-auto battle rifle, derived from the earlier MAS-40. It did not enter mass production due to an excess of weapons received from the Allies (such as the [[M1 Garand]] and [[M1 Carbine]]). The produced rifles afterwards were was used in Indochina, and, in addition, continued to be in the arsenals of French warships back in the 80s.
+,300 MAS-44 rifles were produced in total.
 ==Specifications==
-(1944 - 1951)
-*'''Type:''' Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
+{{Specifications
-*'''Manufacturer:''' [[Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne]]
+| years_of_production = 1944 - 1951
-*'''No. built:''' 6,300
+| type = Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
-*'''Mass:''' 4,4 kg / 9,7 lbs
+| caliber = 7.5x54mm French
-*'''Length:''' 1075 mm / 42,3 in
+| weight = {{Convert|kg|4.4}}
-*'''Barrel length:''' 580 mm / 22.8 in
+| length = {{Convert|mm|1075}}
-*'''Cartridge:''' 7.5×54mm French
+| barrel_length = {{Convert|mm|580}}
-*'''Action:''' Gas operation
+| feed_system = 10-round detachable magazine
-*'''Rate of fire:''' Semi-automatic
+| fire_modes = Semi-automatic
-*'''Muzzle velocity:''' 850 m/s
+}}
-*'''Effective firing range:''' 400 m (437 yd)
-*'''Feed system:''' 10-round fixed magazine
------
-{{Gun Title|MAS-44}}
 ===Video Games===
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+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|''' Release Date'''
 |-
-| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || ||  || Added in "Lightning Strikes" update in 2019 || 2018
+| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || || || || 2017
+|-
+| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || || || Added in "Lightning Strikes" update in 2019 || 2018
+|-
+| ''[[Marauders (video game)]]'' || || || Added in ''Excavation Update'' in 2023 || 2022
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 75: / Line 76: @@
 =MAS-49=
 [[File:MAS-49-firstmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French]]
+[[File:MAS-49 with APX L806 scope.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French]]
+The '''MAS-49''' is the successor to the MAS-44, and was adopted as the standard French service rifle from 1951 to 1979, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. Unlike earlier MAS semi-automatic rifles, the MAS-49 featured a detachable magazine.
+The MAS-49 was manufactured and adopted in relatively limited numbers (20,600 made in total), and would later be replaced by the MAS-49/56. It was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts.
-The '''MAS-49''' is a French battle rifle adopted as the French service rifle in 1949, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. The MAS-49 was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts.
+There are two unique variants of the MAS-49 specifically:
+*'''MAS-49 (Syrian):''' - An export version produced for Syrian orders. The main difference from the French version was that the rifle is equipped with a bayonet base and a bayonet copied from the MAS 38.
+*'''MAS-49 (selection):''' - A series of accurized MAS-49s used as sniper rifles. They were made from select MAS-49 rifles identified as having low shot dispersion, with their grenade-launching parts removed and equipped with the APX L Mle53 optical sight (magnification 3.85x). This version was replaced by the [[MAS FR F1|FR F1 rifles]].
 ==Specifications==
-(1949 - 1965)
-*'''Type:''' Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
+{{Specifications
-*'''In service:''' 1951–1979 (as standard French service rifle)
+| years_of_production = 1949 - 1965
-*'''Manufacturer:''' [[Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne]]
+| type = Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
-*'''Produced:''' 1949–1965
+| caliber = 7.5x54mm French
-*'''No. built:''' 20,600 (MAS-49), 275,240 (MAS-49/56)
+| weight =  {{Convert|kg|4.7}}
-*'''Mass:''' 4.7 kg (10 lb 6 oz) (MAS-49), 4.1 kg (9 lb) (MAS-49/56)
+| length = {{Convert|mm|1100}}
-*'''Length:''' 1100 mm (43.35 in) (MAS-49), 1020 mm (40.2 in) (MAS-49/56)
+| barrel_length = {{Convert|mm|580}}
-*'''Barrel length:''' 580 mm (22.8 in) (MAS-49), 525mm (20.7 in) (MAS-49/56)
+| feed_system = 10-round detachable box magazine
-*'''Cartridge:''' 7.5×54mm French, .308 (Century Arms mass conversions)
+| fire_modes = Semi-automatic
-*'''Action:''' Direct impingement gas operation, tilting bolt
+}}
-*'''Rate of fire:''' Semi-automatic
-*'''Muzzle velocity:''' 820 m/s (2,690 ft/s)
-*'''Effective firing range:''' 400 m (437 yd), 800 m (875 yd) (with telescopic sight)
-*'''Feed system:''' 10-round detachable box magazine
-*'''Sights:''' Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1200 meters, Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights
------
-{{Gun Title|MAS-49}}
 ===Film===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 |-
-| ''[[The 317th Platoon]]'' || [[Jacques Perrin]] || Le sous-lieutenant Torrens   ||  with APX L806 scope|| 1965
+| rowspan="2" | ''[[The 317th Platoon]]'' ||[[Jacques Perrin]]||Le sous-lieutenant Torrens||with APX L806 scope||rowspan="2" | 1965
 |-
-| ''[[The 317th Platoon]]'' ||  || Laotian soldier  ||  || 1965
+| || A Laotian soldier||
 |-
 | ''[[Battle of Algiers, The|The Battle of Algiers]]''  ||  || French soldiers ||  || 1966
@@ Line 116: / Line 117: @@
 |-
 | ''[[Shock Troops (Un homme de trop)]]'' || [[Jacques Perrin]] || Kerk || with APX L806 scope || 1967
+|-
+| ''[[The Gendarme Gets Married]]'' || || || || 1968
 |-
 | ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' ||  || French gendarmes  ||  || 1973
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+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Game Title'''
 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Mods'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="325"|'''Notation'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|''' Release Date'''
 |-
-| ''[[7554]]'' || || || || 2011
+| ''[[7554]]'' || || ||with APX L806 scope|| 2011
 |-
 | rowspan="3" | ''[[Rising Storm 2: Vietnam]]'' ||  ||  ||standard variant; added in Update 1.3||rowspan="3" | 2017
@@ Line 140: / Line 143: @@
 |-
 | || ||Marksman version with an APX scope; added in Update 1.3
+|-
 |}
@@ Line 146: / Line 150: @@
 [[File:MAS-49 scope.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49/56 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French]]
-The '''MAS-49/56''' is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. The MAS-49/56 was the standard rifle of the French military between 1957 and 1979.
+The '''MAS-49/56''' is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. Originally developed for the airborne troops, the MAS-49/56 soon replaced the MAS-49 as the standard rifle of the French military, being adopted between 1957 and 1979 in larger numbers than the MAS-49 (275,240 MAS-49/56 were produced in total). A knife bayonet could be mounted on the barrel.
+==Specifications==
+{{Specifications
+| years_of_production = 1956 - 1978
+| type = Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
+| caliber = 7.5x54mm French, 7.62x51mm (prototypes and Century Arms conversions)
+| weight = {{Convert|kg|4.1}}
+| length = {{Convert|mm|1020}}
+| barrel_length = {{Convert|mm|525}}
+| feed_system = 10-round detachable box magazine
+| fire_modes = Semi-automatic
+}}
 ===Film===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Mods'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="325"|'''Notation'''
-!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|''' Release Date'''
 |-
 | ''[[7554]]'' || || || || 2011
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 | "All Rounder" || Heavily stylized, with some [[AK]]-esque elements ||
 |-
-| ''[[Walking Dead: A New Frontier, The|The Walking Dead: A New Frontier]]'' || || ||MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory|| 2016
+| ''[[The Walking Dead: A New Frontier]]'' || || ||MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory|| 2016
 |-
-| ''[[Walking Dead: The Final Season, The| The Walking Dead: The Final Season]]'' || ||with APX L806 scope ||MAS-49/56  || 2018
+| ''[[The Walking Dead: The Final Season]]'' || ||with APX L806 scope ||MAS-49/56  || 2018
 |}

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