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Semi-automatic rifle
MAS-49 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle originating in France. It was built by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne. Reported operators include Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, France, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Syria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe.
FranceMAS-49 rifle
joelogon / Joe Loong, cropped by user:Nemo5576 . · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedSemi-automatic rifle
France
1951–1979 (as standard French service rifle)
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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
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
1949–1965
~80,000 (MAS-49) 275,240 (MAS-49/56)
MAS-49 MAS-49/56 MAS-49 Syrian contract
4.7 kg (10 lb 6 oz) (MAS-49) 4.1 kg (9 lb) (MAS-49/56)
1100 mm (43.35 in) (MAS-49) 1020 mm (40.2 in) (MAS-49/56)
580 mm (22.8 in) (MAS-49) 525mm (20.7 in) (MAS-49/56)
7.5×54mm French .308 ( Century Arms mass conversions)
7.5 mm
Direct impingement gas operation , tilting bolt
Semi-automatic
820 m/s (2,690 ft/s)
400 m (437 yd) 800 m (875 yd) (with telescopic sight)
10-round detachable box magazine
Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1,200 m (660 to 3,940 ft) Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights
Algeria
Benin : MAS-49/56
Burkina Faso : MAS-49/56
Cameroon : MAS-49/56
Central African Republic : 60 MAS-49/56 in service in 1963 with Gendarmerie
Comoros : MAS-49/56
Congo : MAS-49/56
France
Ivory Coast : MAS-49/56
Gabon : MAS-49/56
Lebanon : MAS-49 and MAS-49/56
Madagascar
Mali : MAS-49/56
Mauritania : MAS-49/56
Monaco : Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince : MAS-49
Morocco : MAS-49/56
Niger : MAS-49/56
Rwanda : MAS-49/56
Senegal : MAS-49/56
Seychelles : MAS-49/56
Syria
Tunisia : MAS-49 and MAS-49/56
Zimbabwe
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 1.1 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
MAS-49 rifle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Comoros France
Gabon
Ivory Coast
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Monaco
Morocco
Niger
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Syria
Tunisia
ZimbabweAlgeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, France, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Syria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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