MAS-38

MAS-38 Submachine gun - 7.65mm

The MAS-38 was a French submachine gun designed and built in the years just before the Second World War. It was used and adopted by French military forces in 1939 and when the Germans conquered France in 1940, they did as Germany always did, adopt and use the indigenous weapons built by the conquered country for use by their own military or occupational forces. MAS stands for Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne which means "Weapons industry of Saint-Étienne". St. Etienne was the arms maker for the majority of France's weapons in the 19th-20th centuries. The Submachine gun (chambered in the French 7.65mm) was in production between 1939-1946. It was actively used by French police forces until it was replaced by the MAT-49 submachine gun in 1950. The captured version of the MAS-38 used by German forces was called the 7.65 mm MP722(f) as the official German designation.

Specifications

(1939-1946)

• Type: Submachine Gun

• Caliber: 7.65mm Longue, 7.65x17mm Browning SR

• Weight: 6.3 lbs (2.9 kg)

• Length: 24.5 in (62.3 cm)

• Barrel length: 8.8 in (22.4 cm)

• Capacity: 32 rounds

• Fire Modes: Semi- Auto

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The MAS-38 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Black Battalion				1958
The Sicilian Clan (Le clan des Siciliens)				1969
Cop Story (Flic Story)		Police officers and gendarmes		1975
Chained Heat 2	Brigitte Nielsen	Magda Kassar		1993

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
World War II Online: Battleground Europe			2001
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One		Used by French forces	2005