| MAC Mle 1950 | |
|---|---|
 MAC Mle 1950 | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Wars | First Indochina War Algerian War[1] Suez Crisis Vietnam War Chadian Civil War[2] Chadian–Libyan conflict Shaba II[3] |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1950 |
| Manufacturer | Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault MAS |
| Produced | 1950–1970 |
| No. built | 341,900 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 860 g (30 oz) |
| Length | 195 mm (7.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 111 mm (4.4 in) |
| Height | 135 mm (5.3 in) |
| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Short recoil, locked breech, dropping barrel |
| Muzzle velocity | 315 m/s (1,033 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Maximum firing range | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
| Feed system | 9-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Fixed iron sights 155 mm (6.1 in) sight radius |
The MAC 50 (also known as MAC 1950, MAS 50 or PA modèle 1950) is a standard semi-automatic pistol of the French army and adopted in 1950. It replaced the previous series of French pistols, the Modèle 1935A and Modèle 1935S, and was produced between 1950 and 1970 with around 341,900 being created during that timeframe.
It was first made by MAC (Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault) then by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne - two of several government-owned arms factories in France)[4]
It is now superseded by the PAMAS G1, the French version of the Beretta 92, and since 2020 by the 5th-generation Glock 17.[5]
- ^ "L'armement français en A.F.N." Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 220. March 1992. pp. 12–16.
- ^ Windrow, Martin (26 September 1985). French Foreign Legion Paratroops. Elite. Vol. 6. Osprey Publishing. pp. 56-57. ISBN 978-0-85045-629-5.
- ^ Sicard, Jacques (November 1982). "Les armes de Kolwezi". La Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 111. pp. 25–30.
- ^ "Mle. 1950". Modern Firearms. 22 October 2010.
- ^ "PSA : GLOCK 17 Gen 5, un bon choix pour remplacer MAC 50 et PAMAS ?" [PSA: GLOCK 17 Gen 5, a good choice to replace MAC 50 and PAMAS?]. TRE - Tactical Response To Efficience (in French). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-10.