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=MAS-49 & MAS-49/56=
=MAS-49 & MAS-49/56=
[[File:MAS-49-firstmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[File:MAS-49-firstmodel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[File:MAS49RifleA.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[File:MAS-49 scope.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49/56 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French]]


The '''MAS-49''' is a French battle rifle adopted as the French service rifle in 1949, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. The MAS-49 was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts. The MAS-49/56 is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. The MAS-49/56 was the standard rifle of the French military between 1957 and 1979.
The '''MAS-49''' is a French battle rifle adopted as the French service rifle in 1949, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. The MAS-49 was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts.


'''The MAS-49 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:'''
'''The MAS-49 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:'''
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*'''Sights:''' Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1200 meters, Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights
*'''Sights:''' Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1200 meters, Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights
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{{Gun Title|MAS-49 and MAS-49/56}}
{{Gun Title|MAS-49}}


===Film===
===Film===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle)]]'' || || French Foreign Legionnaires || MAS-49/56 with bayonets || 1962
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| ''[[The 317th Platoon]]'' || [[Jacques Perrin]] || Le sous-lieutenant Torrens  ||  with APX L806 scope|| 1965
| ''[[The 317th Platoon]]'' || [[Jacques Perrin]] || Le sous-lieutenant Torrens  ||  with APX L806 scope|| 1965
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|-
| ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' ||  || French gendarmes  ||  || 1973
| ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' ||  || French gendarmes  ||  || 1973
|-
| ''[[Holy Year (L'année sainte)]]''|| || Italian police || ||1976
|-
| ''[[Police War,The (La Guerre des polices)|The Police War (La Guerre des polices)]]''|| || French police || || 1979
|}
===Video Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
|-
| ''[[7554]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Rising Storm 2: Vietnam]]'' ||  ||  ||standard variant; added in Update 1.3||rowspan="3" | 2017
|-
| || || grenade launcher version with 6 HE Rifle Grenades; added in Update 1.3
|-
| || ||Marksman version with an APX scope; added in Update 1.3
|}
=MAS-49/56=
[[File:MAS49RifleA.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[File:MAS-49 scope.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS-49/56 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French]]
The '''MAS-49/56''' is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. The MAS-49/56 was the standard rifle of the French military between 1957 and 1979.
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
|-
| ''[[The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle)]]'' || || French Foreign Legionnaires || MAS-49/56 with bayonets || 1962
|-
| ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' ||  ||  ||  || 1973
|-
|-
| ''[[Secret, The (Le secret)|The Secret (Le secret)]]'' || || French soldiers || || 1974
| ''[[Secret, The (Le secret)|The Secret (Le secret)]]'' || || French soldiers || || 1974
|-
| ''[[Holy Year (L'année sainte)]]''|| || Italian police || ||1976
|-
|-
| ''[[Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour)]]'' || || French sailors || MAS-49/56 || 1977
| ''[[Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour)]]'' || || French sailors || MAS-49/56 || 1977
|-
|-
| ''[[The Escape (La carapate)]]'' || || French gendarmes || MAS-49/56 || 1978
| ''[[The Escape (La carapate)]]'' || || French gendarmes || MAS-49/56 || 1978
|-
| ''[[Police War,The (La Guerre des polices)|The Police War (La Guerre des polices)]]''|| || French police || || 1979
|-
|-
| ''[[Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi)]]'' || || French paratroopers || MAS-49/56; Some with rifle grenades || 1980
| ''[[Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi)]]'' || || French paratroopers || MAS-49/56; Some with rifle grenades || 1980
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[7554]]'' || || ||both versions || 2011
| ''[[7554]]'' || || || || 2011
|-
|-
| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || MAS-49/56 ||APX L806 scope  ||MAS-49/56 || 2014
| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || MAS-49/56 ||APX L806 scope  ||MAS-49/56 || 2014
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|-
|-
| ''[[Walking Dead: A New Frontier, The|The Walking Dead: A New Frontier]]'' || || ||MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory|| 2016
| ''[[Walking Dead: A New Frontier, The|The Walking Dead: A New Frontier]]'' || || ||MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory|| 2016
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Rising Storm 2: Vietnam]]'' ||  ||  ||standard variant; added in Update 1.3||rowspan="3" | 2017
|-
| || || grenade launcher version with 6 HE Rifle Grenades; added in Update 1.3
|-
| || ||Marksman version with an APX scope; added in Update 1.3
|-
|-
| ''[[Walking Dead: The Final Season, The| The Walking Dead: The Final Season]]'' || ||with APX L806 scope ||MAS-49/56  || 2018
| ''[[Walking Dead: The Final Season, The| The Walking Dead: The Final Season]]'' || ||with APX L806 scope ||MAS-49/56  || 2018

Revision as of 17:11, 28 February 2023

The Fusil Automatique MAS. MAS - Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de St-Etienne.

  • MAS-38/39: - A prototype version with a lot of parts in common with MAS-36.
  • MAS-40: - the first production version.
  • MAS-44: - the second production version. Fed from a fixed magazine.
  • MAS-49: - the third production version. Powered by a removable box magazine.
  • MAS-49 (Syrian): - export version produced for Syrian orders. The main difference from the French version was equipping the rifle with a bayonet base and a bayonet copied from the MAS 38 rifle.
  • MAS-49 (selection): - selected MAS 49 rifles with the smallest dispersion were devoid of grenade-throwing attachments and equipped as standard with an APX L Mle53 optical sight with a magnification of 3.85x. Rifles completed in this way were used as sniper rifles. This version was replaced by the FR F1 rifles.
  • MAS-49/56: - a shortened version initially developed for the airborne troops, over time it replaced the MAS-49 version. It had a shortened barrel and a new sight used when firing rifle grenades. The MAS-49/56 rifle had the option of mounting a knife bayonet on the barrel.

MAS-40

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MAS-40 - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-40 was an early French service semi-auto battle rifle. This was the second prototype in the line of MAS semi-automatic rifles, right after the first MAS-38/39 variant. While the most of MAS-38/39 and MAS-40 rifles was fed from a standard fixed 5-round magazine (similar to the MAS-36), several was modified to loaded from 20-round Chatellerault M1924/29 magazines. It was produced only in very small quantities, and was never officially issued by the French army. The stocks of rifles were eventually captured by the German army, but were left without interest. In 1944, they were recapture and ended up in the hands of the Resistance.

Specifications

(1940 - 1944)

  • Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
  • Manufacturer: Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
  • No. built: less than 50 pieces
  • Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
  • Action: Gas operation
  • Rate of fire: Semi-automatic
  • Feed System: 5-round fixed mag.

The MAS-40 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:


Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 2001

MAS-44

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MAS-44 - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-44 was an early French service semi-auto battle rifle, derived from the earlier MAS-40. This is did not go into mass production due to an excess of weapons received from the Allies (such as the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine). The produced rifles afterwards were was used in Indochina, and, in addition, continued to be in the arsenals of French warships back in the 80s. Since 1949, this design has been continued with an updated version, known as the MAS-49.

Specifications

(1944 - 1951)

  • Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
  • Manufacturer: Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
  • No. built: 6,300
  • Mass: 4,4 kg / 9,7 lbs
  • Length: 1075 mm / 42,3 in
  • Barrel length: 580 mm / 22.8 in
  • Cartridge: 7.5×54mm French
  • Action: Gas operation
  • Rate of fire: Semi-automatic
  • Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s
  • Effective firing range: 400 m (437 yd)
  • Feed system: 10-round fixed magazine

The MAS-44 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Battlefield V Added in "Lightning Strikes" update in 2019 2018

MAS-49 & MAS-49/56

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MAS-49 - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-49 is a French battle rifle adopted as the French service rifle in 1949, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. The MAS-49 was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts.

The MAS-49 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:

Specifications

(1949 - 1965)

  • Type: Battle Rifle, Semi-automatic rifle
  • In service: 1951–1979 (as standard French service rifle)
  • Manufacturer: Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
  • Produced: 1949–1965
  • No. built: 20,600 (MAS-49), 275,240 (MAS-49/56)
  • Mass: 4.7 kg (10 lb 6 oz) (MAS-49), 4.1 kg (9 lb) (MAS-49/56)
  • Length: 1100 mm (43.35 in) (MAS-49), 1020 mm (40.2 in) (MAS-49/56)
  • Barrel length: 580 mm (22.8 in) (MAS-49), 525mm (20.7 in) (MAS-49/56)
  • Cartridge: 7.5×54mm French, .308 (Century Arms mass conversions)
  • Action: Direct impingement gas operation, tilting bolt
  • Rate of fire: Semi-automatic
  • Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s (2,690 ft/s)
  • Effective firing range: 400 m (437 yd), 800 m (875 yd) (with telescopic sight)
  • Feed system: 10-round detachable box magazine
  • Sights: Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1200 meters, Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights

The MAS-49 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 317th Platoon Jacques Perrin Le sous-lieutenant Torrens with APX L806 scope 1965
The 317th Platoon Laotian soldier 1965
The Battle of Algiers French soldiers 1966
The Last Adventure African soldiers 1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) Jacques Perrin Kerk with APX L806 scope 1967
The Day of the Jackal French gendarmes 1973
Holy Year (L'année sainte) Italian police 1976
The Police War (La Guerre des polices) French police 1979

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
7554 2011
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam standard variant; added in Update 1.3 2017
grenade launcher version with 6 HE Rifle Grenades; added in Update 1.3
Marksman version with an APX scope; added in Update 1.3

MAS-49/56

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MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French
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MAS-49/56 with APX L806 scope - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS-49/56 is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. The MAS-49/56 was the standard rifle of the French military between 1957 and 1979.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle) French Foreign Legionnaires MAS-49/56 with bayonets 1962
The Day of the Jackal 1973
The Secret (Le secret) French soldiers 1974
Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour) French sailors MAS-49/56 1977
The Escape (La carapate) French gendarmes MAS-49/56 1978
Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi) French paratroopers MAS-49/56; Some with rifle grenades 1980
Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux) A police sniper With sniper scope 1990
Operation Corned Beef French honor guards MAS-49/56 1991
Goldeneye French Sailor 1995
Straight Shooter French Foreign Legion paratrooper MAS-49/56 1999

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
7554 2011
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly MAS-49/56 APX L806 scope MAS-49/56 2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades "MAS 49/56" MAS-49/56 2016
"All Rounder" Heavily stylized, with some AK-esque elements
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory 2016
The Walking Dead: The Final Season with APX L806 scope MAS-49/56 2018