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SDC · April 1, 2009, 09:32 PM

Yes, it's a MAS (short for "Manufacture d'Armes de St. Etienne", one of the main French arsenals), but it's also a Model (shortened to "Mle" in French) 1944; this rifle was a step between the MAS 39 and the MAS 49, and chambered for the 7.5mm French cartridge.

April 1, 2009, 09:32 PM	#2
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,575	Yes, it's a MAS (short for "Manufacture d'Armes de St. Etienne", one of the main French arsenals), but it's also a Model (shortened to "Mle" in French) 1944; this rifle was a step between the MAS 39 and the MAS 49, and chambered for the 7.5mm French cartridge. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.