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Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne

The Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, often abbreviated to MAS ("Saint-Étienne Weapons Factory" in English), was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Saint-Étienne, Loire. Founded in 1764, it was merged into the French state-owned defense conglomerate GIAT Industries in 2001.

Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation (subsidiary of Nexter defense conglomerate)
IndustryWeapons
Founded1764 (1764)
Defunct2001
FateAnnexed
SuccessorNexter
Headquarters,
France
ProductsRifles, pistols, tanks, weapon systems
Saint Étienne-La Manufacture d'Armes in January 2011

History edit

Saint-Étienne was well-known as a center of sword and knife manufacturing beginning in the Middle Ages. In 1665, a Royal Arms Depot was created in Paris to store military weapons made in Saint-Étienne.

The Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne was created by royal decree in 1764 under the supervision of the General Inspector of the Royal Arms Manufacture of Charleville.

12,000 weapons were being produced each year when the French Revolution began in 1789. The city was renamed Armsville during the Revolutionary period and production increased to arm the French Revolutionary Army.

Subsequently, the French Empire required a threefold increase in production to meet the needs of the Grande Armée in its conquest of Europe.

By 1838, during the July Monarchy, annual production was well over 30,000 firearms.

In 1864, the modern factory was built, new steam-powered machines were installed and the first military standardized bolt-action rifle, the Chassepot, was produced from 1866 on, then the Gras rifle after 1874.

The MAC-designed Lebel rifle entered production in 1886. MAS later designed and manufactured the family of rifles chambered in 7.5×54mm French, from the MAS-36 through the MAS-49/56, then later the FAMAS bullpup assault rifle, which uses the 5.56×45mm NATO round.

In 2001, weapons production ceased as MAS was absorbed into the Nexter Group. OPTSYS, a Nexter subsidiary specializing in optical equipment and protected vision for armored vehicles, is currently located in Saint-Étienne.

Arms produced by MAS edit

 
Grenade launcher with grenade
 
Chassepot 1866
 
FSA-1917
 
FSA MAS 49
 
PA Modele 1950
 
AA52 ANF1
 
FR F1
 
PA MAS G1
 
FA-MAS F1
 
FAMAS G2 FélinV1 prototype

See also edit

Sources edit

  • Danel, Raymond and Cuny, Jean. L'aviation française de bombardement et de renseignement (1918/1940), Docavia n°12, Editions Larivière.
  • De Vries, G. and Martens, B.J. The MKb 42, MP43, MP44 and the Sturmgewehr 44, Propaganda Photo Series, Volume IV, Special Interest Publicaties BV, Arnhem, The Netherlands, First Edition, 2001.
  • Ezell, Edward Clinton. Small Arms of the World, Arms & Armour Press, London, 1977, Eleventh edition.
  • Ferrard, Stéphane. France 1940 l'armement terrestre, ETAI, 1998. ISBN 2-7268-8380-X
  • Gotz, Hans Dieter. German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols, 1871-1945, Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1990. OCLC 24416255
  • Huon, Jean. Les fusils d'assaut français, Editions Barnett, 1998. ISBN 2-9508308-6-2.
  • Pelletier, Alain. French Fighters of World War II, Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., Carrollton, Texas, 2002. ISBN 0-89747-440-6
  • Smith, W.H.B. Small Arms of the World : The Basic Manual of Military Small Arms, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pa., 1955. OCLC 3773343
  • Wollert, Günter; Lidschun, Reiner; Kopenhagen, Wilfried. Illustrierte Enzyklopädie der Schützenwaffen aus aller Welt: Schützenwaffen heute (1945–1985), Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, Berlin, 1988. OCLC 19630248
  • Deutsches Waffen Journal
  • Visier
  • Schweizer Waffen Magazin
  • Internationales Waffen Magazin
  • Cibles
  • AMI
  • Gazette des Armes
  • Action Guns
  • Guns & Ammo
  • American Handgunner
  • SWAT Magazine
  • Diana Armi
  • Armi & Tiro

Notes edit

  1. "French autoloading rifles. 1898-1979 (Proud promise), by Jean Huon, 1995, Collector Grade Publications. ISBN 0-88935-186-4. This volume ( in English )contains a detailed technical chapter describing the Lebel rifle and its ammunition. This volume primarily describes all French semi-automatic rifles since 1898, notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi-automatic rifles, the Meunier (A6) rifle as well as the MAS 38-40 to MAS49 and 49/56 series.
  2. "La Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault(1819-1968)", Claude Lombard, 1987, Brissaud,162 Grande Rue, Poitiers, ISBN 2-902170-55-6 . This illustrated volume ( in French ) contains the production statistics for the Lebel rifle as well as complete technical accounts on the Gras, Kropatschek, Lebel and Berthier weapons and how they came to be designed and manufactured. This is regarded as the fundamental research volume on the subject. The author is a retired armament engineer who spent most of his career at Châtellerault and had full access to all the archives and the prototypes.
  3. "Military rifle and machine gun cartridges", Jean Huon, 1988, Ironside International Publishers, Alexandria, VA, ISBN 0-935554-05-X. This volume (in English) provides a detailed description of all the types of 8 mm Lebel ammunition, including the Balle D (a.m.). The 7 X 59 mm Meunier cartridge ( for the semi-automatic A6 Meunier rifle ) is also illustrated and described in detail.
  4. "Standard Catalog of Military Firearms", Ned Schwing, 2003, Krause Publications, ISBN 0-87349-525-X. Contains an informative and detailed page dedicated to the Lebel rifle (by David Fortier).
  5. "The Chauchat Machine Rifle (Honour Bound) , Gerard Demaison and Yves Buffetaut, 1995, Collector Grade Publications, ISBN 0-88935-190-2, The 10 pages illustrated appendix at the end of this volume ( in English) exhaustively describes all the 8 mm Lebel ball ammunition types, plus the less well-known blank, tracer, armor-piercing, incendiary, dummy and proof rounds. This appendix was documented and authored by internationally known cartridge expert Dr Ph. Regenstreif.
  6. Bolt Action Rifles, Frank de Haas and Wayne Van Zwoll, 2003, Krause Publications, ISBN 0-87349-660-4. An illustrated chapter in this volume reviews in depth the Lebel and Berthier rifles (and carbines).

External links edit

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The Manufacture d Armes de Saint Etienne often abbreviated to MAS Saint Etienne Weapons Factory in English was a French state owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Saint Etienne Loire Founded in 1764 it was merged into the French state owned defense conglomerate GIAT Industries in 2001 Manufacture d Armes de Saint EtienneCompany typeGovernment owned corporation subsidiary of Nexter defense conglomerate IndustryWeaponsFounded1764 1764 Defunct2001FateAnnexedSuccessorNexterHeadquartersSaint Etienne FranceProductsRifles pistols tanks weapon systems Saint Etienne La Manufacture d Armes in January 2011 Contents 1 History 2 Arms produced by MAS 3 See also 4 Sources 5 Notes 6 External linksHistory editSaint Etienne was well known as a center of sword and knife manufacturing beginning in the Middle Ages In 1665 a Royal Arms Depot was created in Paris to store military weapons made in Saint Etienne The Manufacture d Armes de Saint Etienne was created by royal decree in 1764 under the supervision of the General Inspector of the Royal Arms Manufacture of Charleville 12 000 weapons were being produced each year when the French Revolution began in 1789 The city was renamed Armsville during the Revolutionary period and production increased to arm the French Revolutionary Army Subsequently the French Empire required a threefold increase in production to meet the needs of the Grande Armee in its conquest of Europe By 1838 during the July Monarchy annual production was well over 30 000 firearms In 1864 the modern factory was built new steam powered machines were installed and the first military standardized bolt action rifle the Chassepot was produced from 1866 on then the Gras rifle after 1874 The MAC designed Lebel rifle entered production in 1886 MAS later designed and manufactured the family of rifles chambered in 7 5 54mm French from the MAS 36 through the MAS 49 56 then later the FAMAS bullpup assault rifle which uses the 5 56 45mm NATO round In 2001 weapons production ceased as MAS was absorbed into the Nexter Group OPTSYS a Nexter subsidiary specializing in optical equipment and protected vision for armored vehicles is currently located in Saint Etienne Arms produced by MAS edit nbsp Grenade launcher with grenade nbsp Chassepot 1866 nbsp FSA 1917 nbsp FSA MAS 49 nbsp PA Modele 1950 nbsp AA52 ANF1 nbsp FR F1 nbsp PA MAS G1 nbsp FA MAS F1 nbsp FAMAS G2 FelinV1 prototype Pistolet modele 1733 Fusil d infanterie de 17 5 mm modele 1777 Fusil d infanterie de 17 5 mm modele 1777 modifie an IX Pistolet de cavalerie de 17 1 mm modele an IX Pistolet de 17 1 mm de cavalerie modele an XIII Fusil d infanterie de 17 5 mm modele 1816 Mousqueton de cavalerie modele 1816 Mousqueton de cavalerie modele 1816C Mousqueton de cavalerie modele 1822 Fusil d infanterie de 17 5 mm modele 1822 Fusil d infanterie modele 1822T Fusil d infanterie de 18 mm modele 1822T bis Fusil de rempart modele 1828 Fusil de rempart de 21 8 mm modele 1831 Fusil de voltigeur modele 1842 Fusil d infanterie de 17 5 mm modele 1842 Fusil de marine modele 1842 T Fusil de dragon modele 1842 T Mousqueton de gendarmerie modele 1842 T Fusil d infanterie de 18 mm modele 1842 T Carabine de Chasseurs a pied 1853 Carabine de Chasseurs a pied 1853 T Fusil d infanterie de 17 8 mm modele 1857 Fusil de marine modele 1857 Fusil de dragon modele 1857 Mousqueton de gendarmerie modele 1857 Fusil a tabatiere systeme 1857 fusil d infanterie de 11 mm modele 1866 Chassepot revolver de 11 mm modele 1873 revolver de 11 mm modele 1874 fusil d infanterie de 11 mm Gras modele 1866 74 fusil d infanterie de 11 mm Gras modele 1874 fusil d infanterie de 11 mm Gras modele 1866 74 M80 fusil d infanterie de 11 mm Gras modele 1874 M80 fusil d infanterie modele 1874 M80 M14 Fusil d infanterie de 8 mm modele 1886 Lebel Fusil d infanterie de 8 mm modele 1886 93 Lebel Fusil de 8 mm modele 1886 M93 de tireur d elite Mousqueton de cavalerie modele 1890 Carabine de cuirassier 1890 Carabine de gendarmerie 1890 Mousqueton d artillerie modele 1892 Mousqueton d artillerie modele 1892 M16 Revolver de 8 mm modele 1892 Canon de 75 Modele 1897 Fusil de 8 mm de tirailleurs indochinois modele 1902 Berthier Fusil de 8 mm de tirailleurs senegalais modele 1907 Berthier Fusil d infanterie de 8 mm modele 07 15 Berthier Fusil d infanterie de 8 mm modele 07 15 M16 Berthier Fusil d infanterie de 8 mm modele 1916 Berthier Fusil Automatique modele 1917 fusil semi automatique de 8 mm RSC modele 1918 Pistolet mitrailleur de 9 mm MAS modele 1924 Fusil d infanterie de 7 5 mm modele 07 15 M34 Mousqueton d artillerie de 8 mm modele 1916 Fusil d infanterie de 7 5 mm modele 1886 M93 M27 Mousqueton de cavalerie de 8 mm modele 1886 M93 R35 Fusil d infanterie de 7 5 mm modele MAS 36 Pistolet mitrailleur de 7 65 mm modele 1938 Pistolet automatique de 7 65 mm long modele 1935 S Fusil de 7 5 mm modele MAS 36 CR 39 Fusil d entrainement MAS 36 de 5 5mm 22 LR Fusil d entrainement MAS 45 de 5 5mm 22 LR Carabine semi automatique de 5 5mm 1946 22 LR Fusil juxtapose MAS calibre 12 1946 Carabine MAS 7 57mm 1946 Carabine MAS 10 75 68mm 1946 Carabine MAS 8 60mm 1946 Carabine MAS Fournier 7 54mm 1947 Fusil semi automatique MAS 40 Fusil semi automatique MAS 44 Fusil semi automatique MAS 49 Carabine Mitrailleuse de 7 65 mm MAS modele 1948 Carabine Mitrailleuse de 7 65 mm MAS modele 1949 Carabine Mitrailleuse de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1949 Carabine Mitrailleuse de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1950 Carabine Mitrailleuse de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1951 Pistolet mitrailleur de 9 mm MAS modele 1948 Fusil de 7 5mm modele MAS 36 LG 48 Fusil a repetition MAS modele 36 modifie 51 Pistolet automatique modele 1950 Fusil Automatique de 7 5 mm MAS modele 1951 Fusil Automatique de 7 5 mm MAS modele 1952 Arme Automatique modele AA 52 Arme Automatique modele AA NF1 de 7 62 mm Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1952 Fusil Automatique de 7 5 mm MAS modele 1952 Bullpup Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1952 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1953 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1953 Bullpup Fusil Mitrailleur de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1953 Fusil Automatique MAS 54 A B amp C Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1954 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1954 Bullpup Fusil Mitrailleur de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1954 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1955 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1955 Bullpup Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1955 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1956 Fusil semi automatique MAS 49 56 MAC 58 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele 1958 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS A P modele 1959 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS A P modele 1959 type P M Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS A P modele 1959 type F M Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS A P modele 1960 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS A P modele 1961 Fusil Automatique de 7 62 mm MAS modele T 62 Fusil a repetition de precision FR F1 Fusil Automatique Heckler amp Koch G3 Fusil Automatique Heckler amp Koch HK 33 F Fusil Automatique Tritube de 5 56mm Fusil a repetition de precision FR F2 Pistolet automatique MAS modele G1 Fusil d entrainement FA MAS a plomb de 4 5mm 177 Fusil semi automatique cal 223 Remington FA MAS Fusil semi automatique cal 222 Remington FA MAS Fusil automatique de 5 56 mm modele F1 FA MAS Fusil automatique de 5 56 mm modele G1 FA MAS Fusil automatique de 5 56 mm modele G2 FA MAS Fusil automatique de 5 56 mm modele FELIN V1 FA MAS Fusil automatique de 5 56 mm modele FELIN V2 FA MAS PAPOP Poly Arme Poly Projectile 35mm 5 56mm French ACR Pistolet mitrailleur de 9 mm HK MP5 FSee also editManufacture d armes de Chatellerault Manufacture Nationale d Armes de TulleSources editDanel Raymond and Cuny Jean L aviation francaise de bombardement et de renseignement 1918 1940 Docavia n 12 Editions Lariviere De Vries G and Martens B J The MKb 42 MP43 MP44 and the Sturmgewehr 44 Propaganda Photo Series Volume IV Special Interest Publicaties BV Arnhem The Netherlands First Edition 2001 Ezell Edward Clinton Small Arms of the World Arms amp Armour Press London 1977 Eleventh edition Ferrard Stephane France 1940 l armement terrestre ETAI 1998 ISBN 2 7268 8380 X Gotz Hans Dieter German Military Rifles and Machine Pistols 1871 1945 Schiffer Publishing West Chester Pennsylvania 1990 OCLC 24416255 Huon Jean Les fusils d assaut francais Editions Barnett 1998 ISBN 2 9508308 6 2 Pelletier Alain French Fighters of World War II Squadron Signal Publications Inc Carrollton Texas 2002 ISBN 0 89747 440 6 Smith W H B Small Arms of the World The Basic Manual of Military Small Arms Stackpole Books Harrisburg Pa 1955 OCLC 3773343 Wollert Gunter Lidschun Reiner Kopenhagen Wilfried Illustrierte Enzyklopadie der Schutzenwaffen aus aller Welt Schutzenwaffen heute 1945 1985 Militarverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik Berlin 1988 OCLC 19630248 Deutsches Waffen Journal Visier Schweizer Waffen Magazin Internationales Waffen Magazin Cibles AMI Gazette des Armes Action Guns Guns amp Ammo American Handgunner SWAT Magazine Diana Armi Armi amp TiroNotes edit French autoloading rifles 1898 1979 Proud promise by Jean Huon 1995 Collector Grade Publications ISBN 0 88935 186 4 This volume in English contains a detailed technical chapter describing the Lebel rifle and its ammunition This volume primarily describes all French semi automatic rifles since 1898 notably the Mle 1917 and Mle 1918 semi automatic rifles the Meunier A6 rifle as well as the MAS 38 40 to MAS49 and 49 56 series La Manufacture Nationale d Armes de Chatellerault 1819 1968 Claude Lombard 1987 Brissaud 162 Grande Rue Poitiers ISBN 2 902170 55 6 This illustrated volume in French contains the production statistics for the Lebel rifle as well as complete technical accounts on the Gras Kropatschek Lebel and Berthier weapons and how they came to be designed and manufactured This is regarded as the fundamental research volume on the subject The author is a retired armament engineer who spent most of his career at Chatellerault and had full access to all the archives and the prototypes Military rifle and machine gun cartridges Jean Huon 1988 Ironside International Publishers Alexandria VA ISBN 0 935554 05 X This volume in English provides a detailed description of all the types of 8 mm Lebel ammunition including the Balle D a m The 7 X 59 mm Meunier cartridge for the semi automatic A6 Meunier rifle is also illustrated and described in detail Standard Catalog of Military Firearms Ned Schwing 2003 Krause Publications ISBN 0 87349 525 X Contains an informative and detailed page dedicated to the Lebel rifle by David Fortier The Chauchat Machine Rifle Honour Bound Gerard Demaison and Yves Buffetaut 1995 Collector Grade Publications ISBN 0 88935 190 2 The 10 pages illustrated appendix at the end of this volume in English exhaustively describes all the 8 mm Lebel ball ammunition types plus the less well known blank tracer armor piercing incendiary dummy and proof rounds This appendix was documented and authored by internationally known cartridge expert Dr Ph Regenstreif Bolt Action Rifles Frank de Haas and Wayne Van Zwoll 2003 Krause Publications ISBN 0 87349 660 4 An illustrated chapter in this volume reviews in depth the Lebel and Berthier rifles and carbines External links edithttp armesfrancaises free fr sommaire html in French Buddy Hinton MAS 44 MAS 49 Mas 49 56 Photo Collection Buddy Hinton FAMAS Photo Collection World s Largest Revolver MAS 1873 Buffalo Lebel training rifle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manufacture d 27armes de Saint Etienne amp oldid 1222065265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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