The MAS-38 is a French submachine gun designed in the 1930s and used by French and German forces during the Second World War. It was derived from a small arms development program that took place between 1918 and 1922 under the …

The MAS-38 was a French direct blowback SMG firing the 7.62x20mm cartridge. It featured a distinctive barrel set at an angle to its receiver.

The MAS-38 was France’s first officially adopted submachine gun, rushed into service in 1940. It was basically too late to help with the defense of France, with less than a thousand...

Dec 26, 2017 · The MAS-38 was designed to feed the 7.65x20 mm Longue cartridge from a 32-round detachable double-stack/double-feed box magazine, similar to ones used by the Thompson and the Beretta...

May 4, 2017 · The MAS-38 was France’s first officially adopted submachine gun, rushed into service in 1940. It was basically too late to help with the defense of France, with less than a thousand delivered by June 1940. The Germans kept the gun in production, making 20-30 thousand under the designation MP722 (f).

Dec 1, 2020 · Here’s What You Need to Know: Despite using ammunition that has been called “the smallest practical submachine gun round” the MAS-38 played an interesting historical role.

The MAS-38 is a French 7.65 mm caliber submachine gun. It was designed in 1938 and manufactured the following year by Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Etienne (MAS). It was based on the previous MAS-35 model. It was used by the French army during World War II.

May 10, 2019 · The new French submachine gun became the "Model MAS 1938 Machine Pistol" (or "Pistolet Mitrailleur MAS modele 38") of 7.65mm caliber and maintained its origins in the experimental MAS 35 system of 1935.

The MAS-38 is a French submachine gun designed in the 1930s and used by French and German forces during the Second World War.

MAS-38 submachine gun was blowback operated, full automatic only weapon that fired from open bolt. The most unusual thing about MAS-38 was that bolt rode at a slight downward angle to the axis of the bore; in theory, this was done to reduce recoil and slow down the movement of the bolt by additional friction.