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Small arms1936–1967 (France) 1936–Present
Bolt-action rifle
MAS-36 rifle is a bolt-action rifle originating in France. It was built by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne. Reported operators include Algeria, Benin, Biafra, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos, Kingdom of Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Nazi Germany, Niger, Poland, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Senegal, Syria, Togo, Vietnam, South Vietnam.
FranceMAS-36 rifle
Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedBolt-action rifle
France
1936–1967 (France) 1936–Present
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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)
1927–1936
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
1937–1952
1,100,000
3.72 kg (8.2 lb ) unloaded
1,020 mm (40.16 in)
575 mm (22.64 in)
7.5×54mm French
Bolt action
850 m/s (2,789 ft/s)
400 m (440 yd) with iron sights
5-round internal box magazine , loaded with 5-round stripper clips
Iron sights
Algeria
Benin
Biafra
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces Central African National Police Séléka
Chad : governmental armies ( Forces Armées Tchadiennes and Forces Armées Nationales Tchadiennes ) and rebels of the GUNT and FROLINAT
Comoros
Congo-Brazzaville
Djibouti
France Free French Forces and French Resistance Vichy Regime Post-war French Army
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Laos : Captured during First Indochina War and Vietnam War .
Kingdom of Laos : Received from French government during First Indochina War 1945–1954.
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mali : People's Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
Mauritania
Monaco Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
Morocco : Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and Moroccan Army of Liberation
Nazi Germany : Designated Gewehr 242(f) . Issued to occupation units in France and to Volkssturm units.
Niger
Poland : Used by the some units of the Polish Army in France in 1940
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic ( Polisario Front )
Senegal
Syria
Togo
Vietnam
South Vietnam
MAS-36
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
MAS-36 rifle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti France
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Laos
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Monaco
Morocco
Niger
Poland
Republic of the Congo
Senegal
Syria
Togo
VietnamAlgeria, Benin, Biafra, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos, Kingdom of Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Nazi Germany, Niger, Poland, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Senegal, Syria, Togo, Vietnam, South Vietnam
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