Mayhaps Lou, but I have learned it is a very dangerous thing to try to understand the minds of the Quebecois. I have edited my previous post to include in my righteous outrage those soldiers of Francophone origin who fought and died for an ungrateful France.
Opinion on French rifles
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Mayhaps Lou, but I have learned it is a very dangerous thing to try to understand the minds of the Quebecois. I have edited my previous post to include in my righteous outrage those soldiers of Francophone origin who fought and died for an ungrateful France.
, might pay to check the E & E right now....
PerversPépère
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Sorry, I thought this thread was about firearms...
PP.
PP.
The RICM is the most decorated french unit and they're not part of the Legion.
(Legion)
RMLE/3 REI has 16 citations so far.
WW 1: 9 citations.
WW 2: 3 citations.
TOE: 4 citationes.
(Army)
RICM has 18 so far which makes it the highest decorated regiment in the French Army.
WW 1: 10 citations.
WW 2: 2 citations.
TOE: 6 citations.
Check your facts
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Please no more asinine comments regarding the French Military or this thread will disappear.
Back on topic, I had a Mas36 in 7.62x51 and it was a handy truck gun.
Back on topic, I had a Mas36 in 7.62x51 and it was a handy truck gun.
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maple_leaf_eh
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I had a MAS 49 Syrian contract rifle that went into a trade with something else for another more desireable rifle. I think it was a good deal. Later on I found a MAS 44 here on the Exchange. Around the same time I bought a book from that important but little appreciated publisher, Collector Grade Publications in Toronto. The book and my MAS 44 reinforced my appreciation for the fabrication skills of the French arms industry.
This was a rifle developed from the MAS 40, which was never produced beyond now-looted prototypes, and perfected throughout the Occupation. Smart and extremely simple engineering! For instance, these rifles have a two-piece stock. Why? Economical use of carefully dried high-quality hardwood. (One piece stocks have too many angles and hollows that waste wood.) The aperature sights are as good as any No.4, and unlike the Germans, put the eyepiece inches from the shooter's eyeball. What stunned me most, was the utter simplicity of the trigger mechanism. So few moving parts, and yet a delightful trigger pull. My rifle's barrel is stamped 1945. VE Day was May 1945, so this rifle was made during the war or shortly afterwards. Give them credit for getting their arms industry back on its feet so soon after liberation.
This was a rifle developed from the MAS 40, which was never produced beyond now-looted prototypes, and perfected throughout the Occupation. Smart and extremely simple engineering! For instance, these rifles have a two-piece stock. Why? Economical use of carefully dried high-quality hardwood. (One piece stocks have too many angles and hollows that waste wood.) The aperature sights are as good as any No.4, and unlike the Germans, put the eyepiece inches from the shooter's eyeball. What stunned me most, was the utter simplicity of the trigger mechanism. So few moving parts, and yet a delightful trigger pull. My rifle's barrel is stamped 1945. VE Day was May 1945, so this rifle was made during the war or shortly afterwards. Give them credit for getting their arms industry back on its feet so soon after liberation.
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I love the MAS-36. I had one and a ton of French made 7.5 on strippers for it. Someday I hope to find a mint one.
