MAS-49 rifle

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The MAS-49 rifle is a French semi-automatic military rifle, chambered in 7.5×54mm, that served as the standard service rifle of the French armed forces in the post–World War II era.

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MAS-49/56 rifle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle rifle
action gas-operated
barrelLength approximately 580 mm
caliber 7.5 mm
cartridge 7.5×54mm French
conflict Algerian War NERFINISHED
First Indochina War NERFINISHED
Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED
Suez Crisis NERFINISHED
Vietnam War
countryOfOrigin France
designDate 1947
designer Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED
era post–World War II
feedSystem 10-round detachable box magazine
5-round stripper clip loading
fireModes semi-automatic only
gasSystem direct impingement
grenadeLaunchingCapability yes
hasVariant MAS-49/56 rifle NERFINISHED
inService 1949–1979
intendedRole infantry service rifle
manufacturer Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED
mounts rifle grenade launcher
muzzleVelocity approximately 820 m/s
operation semi-automatic
originatingFactory Saint-Étienne, France NERFINISHED
overallLength approximately 1,090 mm
receiverMaterial steel
replaced MAS-36 rifle NERFINISHED
serviceBranch French Air Force NERFINISHED
French Army NERFINISHED
French Navy NERFINISHED
sights iron sights
sightType aperture rear sight
hooded front post
standardIssue French Armed Forces post–World War II NERFINISHED
standardServiceRifleOf French Armed Forces NERFINISHED
stockMaterial wood
usedBy Algerian National Liberation Front NERFINISHED
Central African Republic Armed Forces NERFINISHED
French Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Syrian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Vietnam People’s Army NERFINISHED
wasReplacedBy FAMAS rifle NERFINISHED
weight approximately 4.3 kg unloaded

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MAS Saint-Étienne developed MAS-49 rifle
MAS Saint-Étienne developed MAS-49 rifle
this entity surface form: MAS-49/56 rifle