{"id":85259,"date":"2024-01-24T02:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=85259"},"modified":"2023-10-17T22:00:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T02:00:04","slug":"frances-final-battle-rifle-iteration-the-mas-49-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/01\/24\/frances-final-battle-rifle-iteration-the-mas-49-56\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s Final Battle Rifle Iteration: The MAS 49-56"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h0zqyAzsW1Y?si=O3JQ4-cBTLnzex4d\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 24 May 2019<\/p>\n<p>While the development of the MAS 49 had given France a very utilitarian rifle that could serve as both for both marksmen and grenadiers, it could still be made better. In large part, the change to the 49-56 pattern was motivated by the move to adopt NATO-compatible 22mm rifle grenades. With the new muzzle hardware, several other changes were made. A gas cutoff was added, to prevent wear and tear on the action from grenade use (something that was found to be a real problem on the MAS 49). The gas port was also moved farther down the barrel, and the hand guard and barrel were both shortened to make the rifle a bit lighter and handier. <\/p>\n<p>Production began in 1957, and about 175,000 of the rifles were made, seeing service as France&#8217;s standard front-line infantry rifle until the adoption of the FAMAS in 1979.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forgotten-weapons?utm_medium=product_shelf&#038;utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_content=YT-APM2gMANr0ZnlqMlKw0cB8fNI9D2aRbVbJmZXhOmyjhrteC5_KISpPutLTyIlpv-PVoY8Cnv9qYYmdJfgQF88ta-w2VsSd1bMBc6_f0RV0BDonw2N8RfgNTJSGE9nrrPCgr4e5gj3492DmRZPdAf3trfnDmatFJmsQm6duIycwM1PtMp19-jXEd_\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 24 May 2019 While the development of the MAS 49 had given France a very utilitarian rifle that could serve as both for both marksmen and grenadiers, it could still be made better. 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