The MAS-49 is a French semi-automatic rifle that replaced various bolt action rifles as the French service rifle that was produced in 1949. It was designed and manufactured by the government-owned MAS arms factory.
The French Army formal designation of the MAS-49 is Fusil semi-Automatique 7 mm 5 M. 49 ("semi-automatic rifle of 7.5mm model 1949").
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