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MAS-36 rifle

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The MAS Modele 36, commonly called the MAS-36 rifle, is a French bolt action military rifle adopted in 1936 to replace the older Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles. Manufactured from late 1937 by the Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne and chambered for the 7.5x54mm French cartridge, about 1.1 million were produced before 1952 and it remained in French service until 1967, with use by other countries continuing afterward. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.5x54mm 1
Caliber
7.5×54mm French 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Bolt-action rifle 1
Introduced Year
1936 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: MAS 36 (modele 36 / mle 36)

Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: MAS-36 rifle
First Indochina War, Wars
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Ifni War, Wars
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Laotian Civil War, Wars
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Nigerian Civil War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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Manufactured By

Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: MAS-36 rifle
Sources
1. Wikipedia: MAS-36 rifle
  • Infobox, type
    Bolt-action rifle
  • Introduction, paragraph 1
    First adopted in 1936 by France
  • Infobox: service
    1936-1967 (France) 1936-Present
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.5×54mm French
  • Caliber attribute (mas-36-rifle)
    Manufactured from late 1937 by the Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne and chambered for the 7.5x54mm French cartridge, about 1.1 million were produced before 1952 and it remained in French service until 1967, with use by other countries continuing afterward.
  • Used In: World War II, Article text
    During World War II, the MAS-36 was used alongside the Lebel 1886 and Berthiers during the Battle of France.
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Article text
    Kingdom of Laos: Received from French government during First Indochina War 1945-1954.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
  • Used In: Ifni War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
  • Used In: Nigerian Civil War, Article text
    Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire continued to use the MAS-36 post independence; In 1968 and 1969 they supplied Biafra with MAS-36 rifles during the Nigerian Civil War.
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian-Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Article text
    In 2011 during the Syrian Civil War, Syrian opposition forces captured thousands of the stored rifles.
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2. Wikidata: MAS-36 rifle
Wikidata Q1451315, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: MAS 36 (modele 36 / mle 36)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
Quote, Operated By: French Armed Forces, Operators
[ France; Monaco ]
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