MAS-36 rifle

The MAS Modèle 36 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.

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1936 — 1978  Wikimedia, Wikidata
bolt-action rifle, Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne, France, 

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1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

1978-01-01T00:00:00Z

1936 — 1978 MAS-36 rifle

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

Syrian Civil War

1954-11-01T00:00:00Z

1954-11-01T00:00:00Z

Algerian War

1946-12-19T00:00:00Z

1946-12-19T00:00:00Z

First Indochina War

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Legion1PW

Crs larzac2

13.05.1962. Fête Jeanne d'Arc. (1962) - 53Fi3112

Vietnam-era firearms

MAS36 crop

MAS36 crop

Affiche de recrutement de l'Armée de Vichy - 152 RI

Cwiczenia piechoty polskiej we Francji - zolnierze z karabinami MAS 36 NAC 18-250-17

Cwiczenia piechoty polskiej we Francji - zolnierze z karabinami MAS 36 NAC 18-250-17

Free French Forces during the Second World War H3277

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Legion1PW		Commons
commons	image		Crs larzac2		Commons
commons	image		13.05.1962. Fête Jeanne d'Arc. (1962) - 53Fi3112		Commons
commons	image		Vietnam-era firearms		Commons
commons	image		MAS36 crop		Commons
commons	image		MAS36 crop		Commons
commons	image		Affiche de recrutement de l'Armée de Vichy - 152 RI		Commons
commons	image		Cwiczenia piechoty polskiej we Francji - zolnierze z karabinami MAS 36 NAC 18-250-17		Commons
commons	image		Cwiczenia piechoty polskiej we Francji - zolnierze z karabinami MAS 36 NAC 18-250-17		Commons
commons	image		Free French Forces during the Second World War H3277		Commons