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MAS Rifle Series
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The MAS-49 is a French battle rifle adopted as the French service rifle in 1949, replacing the earlier bolt-action rifles. The MAS-49 was used by French forces in the Indochina, Algerian and Suez conflicts. The MAS-49/56 is an improved version of the MAS-49 that was shorter, lighter, and had a built-in muzzle brake/grenade launcher. The MAS-49/56 was the standard rifle of the French military between 1957 and 1979.
The MAS-49 can be seen in the following films used by the following actors:
Specifications
Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.5x54 mm Mle.1929
Capacity: 10 round box magazine
Fire Modes: Semiautomatic
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eye of the Monocle (L'oeil du monocle) | French Foreign Legionnaires | MAS-49/56 with bayonets | 1962 | |
| The 317th Platoon | Jacques Perrin | Le sous-lieutenant Torrens | with APX L806 scope | 1965 |
| The 317th Platoon | Laotian soldier | 1965 | ||
| The Battle of Algiers | French soldiers | 1966 | ||
| The Last Adventure | African soldiers | 1967 | ||
| Shock Troops (Un homme de trop) | Jacques Perrin | Kerk | with APX L806 scope | 1967 |
| The Day of the Jackal | French gendarmes | 1973 | ||
| The Secret (Le secret) | French soldiers | 1974 | ||
| Holy Year (L'année sainte) | Italian police | 1976 | ||
| Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour) | French sailors | MAS-49/56 | 1977 | |
| The Escape (La carapate) | French gendarmes | MAS-49/56 | 1978 | |
| The Police War (La Guerre des polices) | French police | 1979 | ||
| Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi) | French paratroopers | MAS-49/56; Some with rifle grenades | 1980 | |
| Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux) | A police sniper | With sniper scope | 1990 | |
| Operation Corned Beef | French honor guards | MAS-49/56 | 1991 | |
| Goldeneye | French Sailor | 1995 | ||
| Straight Shooter | French Foreign Legion paratrooper | MAS-49/56 | 1999 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7554 | both versions | 2011 | ||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | MAS-49/56 | APX L806 scope | MAS-49/56 | 2014 |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "MAS 49/56" | MAS-49/56 | 2016 | |
| "All Rounder" | Heavily stylized, with some AK-esque elements | |||
| The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | MAS-49/56; seen in New Richmond Armory | 2016 | ||
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | standard variant; added in Update 1.3 | 2017 | ||
| grenade launcher version with 6 HE Rifle Grenades; added in Update 1.3 | ||||
| Marksman version with an APX scope; added in Update 1.3 | ||||
| The Walking Dead: The Final Season | with APX L806 scope | MAS-49/56 | 2018 |