7.5x54mm French Rifles

The 7.5x54mm French (MAS Modèle 1929) is a rimless rifle cartridge developed for the MAS-36 rifle and other French weapons. It replaced the obsolete 8x50mmR Lebel cartridge and was the standard French military round through World War II and beyond.

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MAS-36
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MAS-36

Bolt Action Rifles7.5x54mm French

The MAS-36 is a French bolt-action rifle designed by Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne and adopted in 1936. It was chambered in the new 7.5x54mm French cartridge, a rimless round that replaced the obsolete 8x50mmR Lebel. The MAS-36 was o

Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne (MAS)
France
1936-1952
MAS-49
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MAS-49

Semi-Automatic Rifles7.5x54mm French

The MAS-49 is a semi-automatic rifle designed and manufactured by the French MAS arsenal. It was adopted by the French Army in 1949 to replace the bolt-action MAS-36. The MAS-49 uses a direct-impingement gas system with a tilting bolt. It f

Manufacture d'Armes de St-Etienne (MAS)
France
1949-1965