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Mas49-56 History The French MAS 49/56 was originally designed for the French Paratroopers and was used in a multitude of places like Indochina. It's ammo is 7.5x54mm. It fires semi-auto. Caliber: 7.5x54 mm System of operation: Semi-Auto Length overall: 40.25 inches Barrel length: 22.85 inches Feed device: 10 shot Box magazine Sight:Front: Blade type with protecting ears Sight:Rear: Tangent-Leaf sight Weight: 8.55 lb Muzzle velocity: 2750 f.p.s.   There are bayonets for them and they sometimes come with grenade launchers. They were replaced in the 70's by the FA MAS .223 bullpup rifle. The French MAS 49/56 is a copy somewhat of the French Fusil MAS 36 which was used by the French in WW2. This rifle was a bolt action and the 49/56 is a semi auto. The muzzle Velocity is 2700 F/S (823 M/S). The gun itself usually runs around $175-250 depending on condition. They usually come with bayonet,bayonet scabbard, grenade launcher, a few 10 rd mags, some ammo, sling, cleaning kit and pouch, and broken shell extractor. The ammo is fairly expensive if you cannot locate some of the French military surplus stuff coming into the country.   Model Mas49/56 MSE for target shootin teams from the french army.