CODE – 02-037-938
NAME – MAS Model 1938
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – France
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1938
CALIBER – 7.65x20mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 63.2 cm (24.9 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 22.4 cm (8.8 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25.4 cm (10 in)
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 5.51 g (85 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 351 m/s (1150 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 338 j (250 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.89 kg (6 lb 6 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.36 kg (7 lb 6.5 oz) with 32 rounds
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Folding leaves with aperture, settings for 100 and 200 meters (109 and 219 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 150 meters (164 yards)
OPERATION – Blowback, fires from open bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 120 rpm
CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 32 round box magazine, double column, double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.20 kg (7 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.47 kg (1 lb 0.6 oz)
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five 32-round magazines (160 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 2.35 kg (5 lb 2.9 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Manufacture d’Armes de St. Étienne (MAS), Saint-Étienne, Loire, France
STATUS – Obsolete
SERVICE – French military
