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LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length · "Maximum"
Single source914 mm (36.0 in) ("Maximum")[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Length
Configuration
| Specification | LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System | MAS-49 rifle |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Type | Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Place of origin | France[source] |
| In service | 2015 - present[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · In service | 1951–1979 (as standard French service rifle)[source] |
MAS-49
Single sourceMAS-49/56
Single source1100 mm (43.35 in) (MAS-49) 1020 mm (40.2 in) (MAS-49/56)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; with telescopic sight
Single source400 m (437 yd) 800 m (875 yd) (with telescopic sight)[source]
L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single sourceStgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record · Barrel length
Single source18 in (457 mm)[source]L129A2 exact named variant; not a sibling record
16 in (406 mm)[source]Stgw 25 exact named variant; not a sibling record
12 in (305 mm)[source]Stgw 25K exact named variant; not a sibling record
MAS-49
Single sourceMAS-49/56
Single sourceMuzzle velocity
Single source820 m/s (2,690 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer |
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Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Designer |
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| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Manufacturer | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Cartridge The MARS-L (light) assault rifle variants are chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO intermediate cartridge , and the MARS-H (heavy) battle rifle and designated marksman rifle variants for the 7.62×51mm NATO , 6.5 mm Creedmoor or similar fully powered cartridges .[source]Design · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope MARS-H based designated marksman variant, chambered in 6.5 mm Creedmoor .[source]L129A2 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope Swiss MARS-H-based designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO.[source]7.62mm Zf Stgw 20 · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope LMT's MRGG-A is a member of its Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System-Heavy (MARS-H) family, which are commonly described as AR-10-style rifles, but is chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round.[source]MK24 Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault · explicit MARS-L/MARS-H cartridge scope | 7.5×54mm French .308 ( Century Arms mass conversions)[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Action | Direct impingement gas operation , tilting bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5.56×45mm NATO : 30-round detachable box magazine 7.62×51mm NATO 20-round detachable box magazine[source]LMT Modular Ambidextrous Rifle System · Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Cyprus Emergency 1958 Lebanon Crisis Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Eritrean War of Independence Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1949–1965[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~80,000 (MAS-49) 275,240 (MAS-49/56)[source] |
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| Variants | — | MAS-49 MAS-49/56 MAS-49 Syrian contract[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Semi-automatic[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1,200 m (660 to 3,940 ft) Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights[source] |
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580 mm (22.8 in) (MAS-49) 525mm (20.7 in) (MAS-49/56)[source]