MAS 49/56 SEMI-AUTO Description
7.5x54mm MAS cal., gas operated (direct impingment), 20 1/2 in. barrel w/NATO standard 22mm rifle grenade launcher and adj. grenade sight on top of barrel, gas cut-off, provision for 7.9 in. blade bayonet, 10 shot detachable mag., scope rail, two-piece military stock with shortened forend, gray finish, approx. 8.6 lbs. Estimated total production of 275,240. Many MAS 49/56 rifles were imported to the U.S. by Century Arms International (CAI) and rechambered to 7.62x51mm NATO and marked 308 on the receiver.