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[[Image:Mas38 1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm]]
[[File:Mas38 1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|MAS-38 -  7.65x20mm Longue]]
The MAS-38 was a French submachine gun designed and built in the years just before the Second World War.  It was used and adopted by French military forces in 1939 and when the Germans conquered France in 1940, they did as Germany always did, adopt and use the indigenous weapons built by the conquered country for use by their own military or occupational forces. MAS stands for ''Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne'' which means "Weapons industry of Saint-Étienne".  St. Etienne was the arms maker for the majority of France's weapons in the 19th-20th centuries. The Submachine gun (chambered in the French 7.65mm) was in production between 1939-1946. It was actively used by French police forces until it was replaced by the [[MAT-49]] submachine gun in 1950.  The captured version of the MAS-38 used by German forces was called the '''7.65 mm MP722(f)''' as the official German designation.
[[File:MAS-38 Left.jpg|thumb|right|450px|MAS-38 - 7.65x20mm Longue. This particular example appears to be missing its rear sight.]]
The '''MAS-38''' is a French submachine gun designed and built in the years just before the Second World War. MAS stands for ''Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne'', which means "Weapons industry of Saint-Étienne". St. Etienne was the arms maker for the majority of France's weapons in the 19th-20th centuries.   
 
The MAS-38 is the culmination of several designs for an indigenous French submachine gun from all the way back in the mid-1920s. The French military cancelled the program to procure a new submachine gun, feeling that is had little use for a new service SMG. By the 1930s, the program was restarted and the MAS-38 began to be mass produced in 1939. However, budgetary concerns and the subsequent invasion of France by Germany in 1940 meant the first batches of the MAS-38 were not received by the French Army until late 1940. When the Germans conquered France in 1940, they did as Germany always did, adopt and use the indigenous weapons built by the conquered country for use by their own military or occupational forces, where it was designated the '''7.65 mm MP722(f)'''. Some guns were also supplied to Vichy France, and notably, a MAS-38 is widely credited as the weapon used to execute Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The submachine gun (chambered in the French 7.65mm) was in production between 1939-1946. It was actively used by French police forces until it was replaced by the [[MAT-49]] submachine gun in 1950.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun
* '''Type:''' Submachine Gun


* '''Caliber:''' 7.65mm Longue, 7.65x17mm Browning SR
* '''Caliber:''' 7.65x20mm Longue, 7.65x17mmSR Browning


* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|2.87}}
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|2.87}}
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* '''Capacity:''' 32 rounds
* '''Capacity:''' 32 rounds


* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi- Auto
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Auto


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|''[[The Wages of Fear|The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur)]]''|| || Private motorcycle policemen || ||1953
|-
| ''[[The Gambler (Bob le flambeur)]]'' || || Police detectives || || 1956
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Black Battalion, The|The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor)]]''|| [[Jaroslav Mareš]] || Václav Malý || rowspan=2| ||rowspan=2|1958
|-
|[[Hannjo Hasse]] || Wolf
|-
| ''[[Bells Without Joy (Carillons sans joie)]]'' || || French soldiers || ||1962
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Any Number Can Win]]'' || [[Jean Gabin]] || Charles || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1963
|-
| [[Alain Delon]] || Francis Verlot
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou)]]'' || [[Jimmy Karoubi]] || The miget || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1965
|-
| || ''OAS'' members
|-
| ''[[The Sucker (Le corniaud)]]'' || || French police || || 1965
|-
| ''[[The Majordomo (Le majordome)]]'' || || Criminals || || 1965
|-
| ''[[Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle), The (1966)|The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle)]]''|| || Motorcycle guards || || 1966
|-
| ''[[Action Man (Le soleil des voyous)]]'' || || French police || || 1967
|-
| ''[[Pasha (Le Pacha)]]'' || || Quinquin's henchman || || 1968
|-
| ''[[The Bride Wore Black (La Mariée était en noir)]]'' || || Policemen || || 1968
|-
|''[[The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)]]''|| || Soldiers at the airport || ||1969
|-
|''[[How I Unleashed World War II]]''|| [[Jan Swiderski]] || Capt. Letoux || ||1970
|-
| ''[[The Cop (Un condé)]]'' || || || Seen on police shooting range || 1970
|-
| ''[[Black Sun (Chyornoye solntse)]]'' || || Moussombe's bodyguard || || 1970
|-
|''[[Take It Easy It's a Waltz (Laisse aller ... c'est une Valse)]]''|| || The policeman || ||1971
|-
| ''[[She No Longer Talks She Shoots]]'' || [[Annie Girardot]] || French police || || 1972
|-
| ''[[The Last Four Days]]'' || || A female ''Blackshirt'' || || 1974
|-
|''[[Cop Story (Flic Story)]]''|| || Police officers and gendarmes || || 1975
|-
|''[[Old Gun, The (Le vieux fusil)|The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil)]]'' ||  || Vichy militia || || 1975
|-
|-
|''[[Black Battalion, The|The Black Battalion]]''|| || || ||1958
|rowspan=2|''[[Gang (Le Gang), The|The Gang (Le Gang)]]''||[[Alain Delon]]|| Robert || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1977
|-
|-
|''[[The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)]]''|| || || ||1969
| || Police officers and gendarmes
|-
| ''[[Armageddon (Armaguedon)]]'' || || French police || || 1977
|-
|-
| ''[[Chained Heat 2]]''||[[Brigitte Nielsen]]||Magda Kassar || ||1993
| ''[[Chained Heat 2]]''||[[Brigitte Nielsen]]||Magda Kassar || ||1993
|-
| rowspan=2 | ''[[White Soldier]]''|| Abraham Belaga || Sergeant Robert Tual || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2014
|-
| || French troops and commandos
|-
| ''[[To the Ends of the World (Les confins du monde)]]'' || [[Jonathan Couzinié]] || Lt. Maussier || || 2018
|-
|-
|}
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|''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]''|| || ||2001
|''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]''|| || || ||2001
|-
|-
|''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]''|| ||Used by French forces||2005
| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || || || 2003
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'' || "MAS 38 SMG" || || || 2005
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || "PM MAS Mle 38" || || rowspan=2|Added in v2.6 (2022) || rowspan=2|2007
|-
| "Maschinenpistole 722(f)"||
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || M-38 || || added in an update "Operation: Shamrock & Awe" in 2018 || 2017
|-
| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || | || || || 2018
|-
| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || || 2021
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===Anime===
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| ''[[Lupin Zero]]''  || A Viet Minh soldier || Ep. "Young Lupin Calls Himself "the Third" || 2022 - 2023
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 9 October 2023

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MAS-38 - 7.65x20mm Longue
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MAS-38 - 7.65x20mm Longue. This particular example appears to be missing its rear sight.

The MAS-38 is a French submachine gun designed and built in the years just before the Second World War. MAS stands for Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, which means "Weapons industry of Saint-Étienne". St. Etienne was the arms maker for the majority of France's weapons in the 19th-20th centuries.

The MAS-38 is the culmination of several designs for an indigenous French submachine gun from all the way back in the mid-1920s. The French military cancelled the program to procure a new submachine gun, feeling that is had little use for a new service SMG. By the 1930s, the program was restarted and the MAS-38 began to be mass produced in 1939. However, budgetary concerns and the subsequent invasion of France by Germany in 1940 meant the first batches of the MAS-38 were not received by the French Army until late 1940. When the Germans conquered France in 1940, they did as Germany always did, adopt and use the indigenous weapons built by the conquered country for use by their own military or occupational forces, where it was designated the 7.65 mm MP722(f). Some guns were also supplied to Vichy France, and notably, a MAS-38 is widely credited as the weapon used to execute Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The submachine gun (chambered in the French 7.65mm) was in production between 1939-1946. It was actively used by French police forces until it was replaced by the MAT-49 submachine gun in 1950.

Specifications

(1939-1946)

  • Type: Submachine Gun
  • Caliber: 7.65x20mm Longue, 7.65x17mmSR Browning
  • Weight: 6.3 lbs (2.9 kg)
  • Length: 24.5 in (62.3 cm)
  • Barrel length: 8.8 in (22.4 cm)
  • Capacity: 32 rounds
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Auto

The MAS-38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur) Private motorcycle policemen 1953
The Gambler (Bob le flambeur) Police detectives 1956
The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor) Jaroslav Mareš Václav Malý 1958
Hannjo Hasse Wolf
Bells Without Joy (Carillons sans joie) French soldiers 1962
Any Number Can Win Jean Gabin Charles 1963
Alain Delon Francis Verlot
Pierrot Goes Wild (Pierrot le Fou) Jimmy Karoubi The miget 1965
OAS members
The Sucker (Le corniaud) French police 1965
The Majordomo (Le majordome) Criminals 1965
The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) Motorcycle guards 1966
Action Man (Le soleil des voyous) French police 1967
Pasha (Le Pacha) Quinquin's henchman 1968
The Bride Wore Black (La Mariée était en noir) Policemen 1968
The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens) Soldiers at the airport 1969
How I Unleashed World War II Jan Swiderski Capt. Letoux 1970
The Cop (Un condé) Seen on police shooting range 1970
Black Sun (Chyornoye solntse) Moussombe's bodyguard 1970
Take It Easy It's a Waltz (Laisse aller ... c'est une Valse) The policeman 1971
She No Longer Talks She Shoots Annie Girardot French police 1972
The Last Four Days A female Blackshirt 1974
Cop Story (Flic Story) Police officers and gendarmes 1975
The Old Gun (Le vieux fusil) Vichy militia 1975
The Gang (Le Gang) Alain Delon Robert 1977
Police officers and gendarmes
Armageddon (Armaguedon) French police 1977
Chained Heat 2 Brigitte Nielsen Magda Kassar 1993
White Soldier Abraham Belaga Sergeant Robert Tual 2014
French troops and commandos
To the Ends of the World (Les confins du monde) Jonathan Couzinié Lt. Maussier 2018

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 2001
Forgotten Hope 2003
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One "MAS 38 SMG" 2005
Forgotten Hope 2 "PM MAS Mle 38" Added in v2.6 (2022) 2007
"Maschinenpistole 722(f)"
Call of Duty: WWII M-38 added in an update "Operation: Shamrock & Awe" in 2018 2017
Post Scriptum 2018
Enlisted 2021

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Lupin Zero A Viet Minh soldier Ep. "Young Lupin Calls Himself "the Third" 2022 - 2023


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