MAS-38
Sign in to saveThe MAS-38 is a French submachine gun designed in the 1930s and used by French and German forces during the Second World War. It was derived from a small arms development program that took place between 1918 and 1922 under the control of the Service Technique de l'Armement. A submachine gun, a light machine gun and a semiautomatic rifle were developed to replace all the existing small arms. Budgetary pressures resulting from the building of the Maginot Line led to the delay of adoption of these new arms except for the LMG 1924.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.image
- MAS-38.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.name
- Pistolet Mitrailleur de 7,65mm MAS modèle 38
- Weapon.type
- Submachine gun
- Weapon.origin
- France
- Weapon.design_date
- 1938
- Weapon.production_date
- 1938—1949
- Weapon.number
- 1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war
- Weapon.service
- 1938–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
- World War IIFirst Indochina WarAlgerian WarLaotian Civil WarVietnam War
- Weapon.caliber
- 7.65mm
- Weapon.part_length
- 224 mm (8.82 in)
- Weapon.cartridge
- 7.65mm Longue
- Weapon.feed
- 32-round detachable box magazine
- Weapon.action
- Off-axis bolt travel blowback
- Weapon.rate
- 600–700 rounds/min
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- Image
- MAS-38.jpg
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- service entry
- 1939-01-01
- service retirement
- 1950-01-01
- Commons category
- MAS-38
- inception
- 1938-00-00
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The MAS-38 is a French submachine gun designed in the 1930s and used by French and German forces during the Second World War. It was derived from a small arms development program that took place between 1918 and 1922 under the control of the Service Technique de l'Armement. A submachine gun, a light machine gun and a semiautomatic rifle were developed to replace all the existing small arms. Budgetary pressures resulting from the building of the Maginot Line led to the delay of adoption of these new arms except for the LMG 1924.
==History== thumb|left|1935 prototype on display at the Musée de l'Armée. The Pistolet Mitrailleur MAS modèle 38 (MAS Model 38 Submachine Gun) was developed from the experimental MAS-35, itself derived from the STA 1922 and the MAS 1924 both in 9 mm produced immediately after World War I. Prior to the development of this weapon France used a variety of German and Swiss submachine guns.