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MAS-38

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MAS-38 by Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne

Photo: Springfield Armoury — Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Technical Specifications

Type Submachine gun
Country of origin France
Designed 1938
Produced 1938—1949
In service 1938–present
Wars World War II · First Indochina War · Algerian War · Laotian Civil War · Vietnam War
Used by See Users
No. built 1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war
Weight 2.87 kg (empty)
Length 630 mm
Barrel length 224 mm (8.82 in)
Caliber 7.65mm
Cartridge 7.65mm Longue
Action Off-axis bolt travel blowback
Feed 32-round detachable box magazine
Muzzle velocity 350 m/s (1,148 ft/s)
Rate of fire 600–700 rounds/min
Range 100m

Data from MAS-38 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: Public domain — Springfield Armoury.

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