MAS-36 rifle

The MAS Modèle 36 is a bolt-action rifle. It was adopted in 1936 by France, and was intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles. It was manufactured by MAS (an abbreviation of Manufacture d'Armes de St. Etienne - one of several government-owned arms factories in France).

MAS-36 in The War That Came Early
The MAS-36 was the standard rifle of the French Army when war broke out in 1938.