MAS-36 rifle

MAS-36
MAS-36 rifle produced post World War II. From the Swedish Army Museum.
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1936–1967 (France) 1936–Present
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian–Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)
Production history
Designed	1927–1936
Manufacturer	Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
Produced	1937–1952
No. built	1,100,000
Specifications
Mass	3.72 kg (8.2 lb) unloaded
Length	1,020 mm (40.16 in)
Barrel length	575 mm (22.64 in)
Cartridge	7.5×54mm French
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	850 m/s (2,789 ft/s)
Effective firing range	400 m (440 yd) with iron sights
Feed system	5-round internal box magazine, loaded with 5-round stripper clips
Sights	Iron sights

The MAS Modèle 36 (also known as the Fusil à répétition 7 mm 5 M. 36^[1]) 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.