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French MAS 49/56

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 9 ↗

French, Model 1949/56 (Fusil Mle. (MAS) 7.5mm), semiautomatic rifle, cal. 7.5mm.

ATF lists cal. 7.5mm; this is the 7.5×54mm French cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1957–1965.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
France
Manufacturer
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS)¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.5×54mm French
Made
1957–1965production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 9 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “MAS-49 rifle” ↗, maker: MAS-49 and 49/56 designed and manufactured by MAS (Saint-Étienne)
  2. Wikipedia, “MAS-49 rifle” ↗, years: MAS-49/56 introduced in 1957; infobox production date 1949–1965 for the family (275,240 MAS-49/56 made); FAMAS replaced it from 1978
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1957–1978 → 1957–1965. MAS-49/56 introduced 1957; family production ended 1965 (Wikipedia infobox); 1978 is when FAMAS began replacing it in service

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Historical context

MAS-49 rifle (base model shown for French MAS 49/56)
Shown: a MAS 49/56 with APX scope and bayonet, from the MAS-49 family article.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “MAS Mle. 49-56 with APX Scope and Bayonet.jpg” by TL-Wiz63, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “MAS-49 rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The MAS-49 is a French semi-automatic rifle that replaced various bolt-action rifles as the French service rifle that was produced from 1949. It was designed and manufactured by the government-owned MAS arms factory. The formal French Army designation of the MAS-49 is Fusil semi-automatique 7 mm 5 M. 49.