MAS-36 rifle vs Mk 13 rifle: Specs Compared

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MAS-36 rifle — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

MAS-36 rifle

Bolt-action rifle

Credit

Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

Mk 13 rifle

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

MAS-36 rifleLength

1.02 m

Length source ↗

Mk 13 rifleLength

1.207 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

MAS-36 riflelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+18%
Barrel length+17%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 57 rows sourced on both sides

1.02m

1.21m

Length+18%

All recorded figures & sources

1.02 m

Length

Single source

1,020 mm (40.16 in)^[source]

1.207 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

MAS-36 rifle and Mk 13 rifle configuration
Specification	MAS-36 rifle	Mk 13 rifle
Type	Bolt-action rifle^[source]	—
Place of origin	France^[source]	—
In service	1936–1967 (France) 1936–Present^[source]	2001–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	United States^[source]
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)

Designed	1927–1936^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne^[source]	Accuracy International^[source]

Produced	1937–1952^[source]	—

No. built	1,100,000^[source]	—

Cartridge	7.5×54mm French^[source]	.300 Winchester Magnum^[source]

Action	Bolt action^[source]	Bolt action^[source]

Feed system	5-round internal box magazine , loaded with 5-round stripper clips^[source]	5-round magazine (MOD 5)^[source]

Sights	Iron sights^[source]	Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope^[source]

Alternative designation	MAS-36^[source]	—

Designer	—	Accuracy International / Remington Arms^[source]

Variants	—	Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7^[source]

Calibre	—	.308^[source]

Country of origin	—	United Kingdom^[source]

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