Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this historical bolt-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the D'Armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS) MAS-36!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: D'Armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS)
Model: MAS-36
Serial: L722
Range of Manufacture: 1937-1952
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
Finish: Parkerized
Barrel Length: 23"
Optics/Sights: Hooded blade front with Adjustable tangent-type aperture rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut buttstock and forearm
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The MAS-36, the French main battle rifle of the Second World War, has long carried the reputation that it was “never fired; only dropped once.” This slight is based on the fact that the French Army was utterly overrun and defeated by the German Blitzkrieg in May and June of 1940. However, that statement forgets that the MAS Modèle 36 was still used by various Free French forces throughout the world and remained in French service as a training rifle until 1978. The MAS-36 saw action in many far-flung conflicts, including the First Indochina War and the Algerian War (where France did end up on the losing end again). France’s enemies liked the rifle, as captured stocks were used in the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War. In the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of Southeast Asia, the MAS-36 was more than up to the task.
Ironically, the rifle wasn’t designed with either the desert or jungle in mind. It was actually intended for the war that France had fought and won earlier in the century — the First World War. The French military adopted the MAS-36 in 1936 to replace the Berthier and Lebel models of rifles. Manufacture D’armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS) produced the rifle, designating it “Modèle 36.” It was designed to be chambered for the modern, rimless 7.5x54 French cartridge — a shortened version of the 7.5x57mm model 1924 cartridge.
Despite the defeat of the French army by the German Wehrmacht in the early summer of 1940, the MAS-36 rifle remains as one of the most resilient rifles of its time. During the Battle of France in 1940, only 250,000 MAS-36 rifles were made available to equip the French infantry. However, after World War II, mass production became widespread, and the MAS-36 rifles were widely used. In total, approximately 1.1 million MAS-36 rifles were produced before production ceased in 1952.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: MAS-36
Serial: L722
Range of Manufacture: 1937-1952
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
Finish: Parkerized
Barrel Length: 23"
Optics/Sights: Hooded blade front with Adjustable tangent-type aperture rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut buttstock and forearm
Action: Bolt-Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The MAS-36, the French main battle rifle of the Second World War, has long carried the reputation that it was “never fired; only dropped once.” This slight is based on the fact that the French Army was utterly overrun and defeated by the German Blitzkrieg in May and June of 1940. However, that statement forgets that the MAS Modèle 36 was still used by various Free French forces throughout the world and remained in French service as a training rifle until 1978. The MAS-36 saw action in many far-flung conflicts, including the First Indochina War and the Algerian War (where France did end up on the losing end again). France’s enemies liked the rifle, as captured stocks were used in the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War. In the deserts of North Africa and the jungles of Southeast Asia, the MAS-36 was more than up to the task.
Ironically, the rifle wasn’t designed with either the desert or jungle in mind. It was actually intended for the war that France had fought and won earlier in the century — the First World War. The French military adopted the MAS-36 in 1936 to replace the Berthier and Lebel models of rifles. Manufacture D’armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS) produced the rifle, designating it “Modèle 36.” It was designed to be chambered for the modern, rimless 7.5x54 French cartridge — a shortened version of the 7.5x57mm model 1924 cartridge.
Despite the defeat of the French army by the German Wehrmacht in the early summer of 1940, the MAS-36 rifle remains as one of the most resilient rifles of its time. During the Battle of France in 1940, only 250,000 MAS-36 rifles were made available to equip the French infantry. However, after World War II, mass production became widespread, and the MAS-36 rifles were widely used. In total, approximately 1.1 million MAS-36 rifles were produced before production ceased in 1952.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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