Gun Collectors Dream Auction #69 Weapons of War!
Lot 327:
A Nice example of a early French MAS 49/56 semi-automatic rifle. The side of the receiver is marked "MAS Mle, 1949-56" over CAL. 7.5 These rifles were that last version of the French 49 series of semi-automatic rifles. They used a ten shot box magazine with an integral flash hider on the end of the barrel that also served as a G-launcher. The top of the barrel directly behind the front sight has an integral flip-up G-launcher sight that is calibrated to 100 meters. The MAS-1949/56 has shorter barrel and shorter handguards to save weight and made weapon more maneuverable. The G-launching sights were moved to the barrel, and the gas cutoff switch is mounted at the front of the handguards above the barrel and cannot be engaged when G-sight is lowered out of use. The barrel is equipped with combination muzzle brake / G-launching device. Like the MAS-1949, all MAS-1949/56 rifles have the scope rails on the left side of the receiver, and thus could be used as a designated marksmen rifles at the distances up to 600 meters or so. The standard optical sight was APX L Modele 1953 telescope with 3.85X magnification. This Rifle Appears in Excellent Conditions as most french Rifles were never Fired and Dropped Once.
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