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Type
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Type
Submachine gun
Place of origin
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Place of origin
France
In service
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · In service
1938–present
Used by
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Used by
See Users
Wars
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Wars
World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War
Designed
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Designed
1938
Produced
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Produced
1938—1949
No. built
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · No. built
1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war
Mass
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Mass
2.87 kg (6.3 lb) (empty)
Length
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Length
630 mm (25 in)
Barrel length
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Barrel length
224 mm (8.82 in)
Cartridge
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Cartridge
7.65mm Longue
Caliber
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Caliber
7.65mm
Action
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Action
Off-axis bolt travel blowback
Rate of fire
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Rate of fire
600–700 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Muzzle velocity
350 m/s (1,148 ft/s)
Effective firing range
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Effective firing range
100m
Maximum firing range
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Maximum firing range
200m
Feed system
Infobox (Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38) · Feed system
32-round detachable box magazine
Reported operator · Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso
Reported operator · Central African Republic
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Central African Republic Central African Republic Police had 30 MAS-38s in 1963.
Reported operator · France
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France : French armed forces . : French Resistance and Free French Forces . Vichy France
Reported operator · French Resistance
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: French Resistance and Free French Forces .
Reported operator · Vichy France
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Vichy France
Reported operator · Germany
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Germany : Known as the Maschinenpistole 722(f) in German service.
Reported operator · Poland
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Poland
Reported operator · Senegal
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Senegal
Reported operator · Vietnam
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Vietnam : Viet Minh . South Vietnam
Reported operator · Viet Minh
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: Viet Minh .
Reported operator · South Vietnam
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South Vietnam
Reported operator · Laos
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Laos : Lao Issara , Royal Lao Army and Pathet Lao .

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Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
1 Oct 2026	0.63 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded
1 Oct 2026	0.63 m	Wikipedia contributors	approved

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