MAS-36 rifle
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The MAS Modèle 36 is a military bolt-action rifle. First adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles, it saw service long past the World War II pe
Pre World War II produced MAS-36
MAS 36/51 variant
In service with the French Police Mobile Gendarmerie during the fight for the Larzac in 1978.
Soldiers of the Polisario Front with a MAS-36 in 1980.
Berthier rifle
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The Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army, and French Colonial Forces, from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II. After the i
MAS-36 rifle
…36 (also known as the Fusil à répétition 7 mm 5 M. 36) is a military bolt-action rifle. First adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles, it saw service long past the World War II period. It was manufactured from late 1937 onward by Manufacture d'Armes…
Cutaway in the museum of MAS, showing how a Berthier operates
M1916 Berthier carbine with a 5-round magazine
Serbian soldiers in trench armed with M1907/15
Female soldier Milunka Savić with M1907/15