MAS 36 (modele 36 mle 36) Bolt-Action Service Rifle - Military

emas 36The MAS Modèle 36 was a military bolt action rifle. First adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles, it saw service past the World War IIEven after it was replaced as the standard service rifle by the semi-automatic MAS-49, the MAS-36 was adapted for specialized roles, such as a sniper rifle variant desnated as the MAS-36