MAB Model D pistol

MAB Model D, Type I
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
Nazi Germany
Viet Cong
Turkey
WarsWorld War II
French Indochina war
Algerian War of Independence
Vietnam War
Production history
ManufacturerManufacture d'armes de Bayonne
Produced1933–1982
No. builtover 200,000
VariantsTypes I and II
Specifications
Mass0.76 kg
Length178 mm
Barrel length101 mm

Cartridge7.65×17mm Browning SR (.32 ACP)
.380 ACP
Caliber7.65 mm
9 mm
ActionBlowback
Muzzle velocity213 m/s (699 ft/s) for .32 ACP
Feed system9-round box magazine (.32 ACP)
7 rounds for .380 ACP

The MAB model D is a pistol produced by MAB (Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne) from 1933 to 1963 (.32 ACP) and 1982 (.380 ACP); it was inspired by the Belgian Browning FN pistol 1910/22.