MAS Modèle 1949-56 7.5x54mm Semi-Auto Rifle, 20 in Barrel, Phosphate Finish, 4 Magazines, Bayonet, Night Sight Adapter, Oil Bottle
This MAS Modèle 1949-56 is a French 7.5x54mm semi-automatic service rifle featuring its correct military phosphate finish, hardwood furniture, and integral rifle-grenade equipment. It bears the Arme Rayee stamp and stamped refurbish dates of 1974 and 1992, reflecting documented arsenal history. It comes with four 10-round steel magazines and useful period accessories including the MAS 49/56 knife bayonet and a night sight adapter and an oil bottle.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Overall Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: This firearm is in solid shape. There are scratches and blemishes present. The bore is clean and shiny. The rear night sight still has some glow, while the front is dim.
What’s Included
- 4x 10rd steel MAS 49/56 pattern magazines
- MAS 49/56 knife bayonet
- Night sight adapter
- Oil bottle
- Rubber grenade-launching buttpad (slip-on) for MAS 49/56
The Modèle 1949-56 uses a semi-automatic, direct-impingement gas system with tilting-bolt locking. It feeds from detachable box magazines and is chambered in 7.5x54mm French, with a 10+1 capacity and an approximately 20 in barrel.
Sighting equipment includes a rear aperture/tangent sight with a sliding elevation ramp and a protected front post. The rifle also retains its folding grenade sight with gas cutoff and an integral 22 mm rifle-grenade spigot/flash suppressor.
Construction is robust, with a steel receiver finished in a matte gray phosphate/parkerized treatment. The rifle wears hardwood furniture, including a full-length handguard with two longitudinal cooling grooves and a stock with a right-side sling slot.
Receiver markings include "MAS MLE 1949-56" and "CAL 7,5," along with the Arme Rayee stamp. It carries a rectangular "P92" refurb/proof cartouche and a documented refurb date stamp of "1974"; this example shows stamped refurbish dates of 1974 and 1992. Matching G-prefix serials are present on the receiver and rear sight base.
Country of origin is France. Length of pull measures 13.0.