MAC Mle 1950
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The MAC 50 (also known as MAC 1950, MAS 50 or PA modèle 1950) is a standard semi-automatic pistol of the French army and adopted in 1950. It replaced the previous series of French pistols, the Modèle 1935A & Modèle 1935S, and was produced between 1950 and 1970 with around 341,900 being created during that timeframe.
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MAC Mle 1950 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Wars | First Indochina War Algerian War[1] Suez Crisis Vietnam War Chadian Civil War[2] Chadian–Libyan conflict Shaba II[3] |
Production history | |
Designed | 1950 |
Manufacturer | Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault MAS |
Produced | 1950–1970 |
No. built | 341,900 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 860 g (30 oz) |
Length | 195 mm (7.7 in) |
Barrel length | 111 mm (4.4 in) |
Height | 135 mm (5.3 in) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Short recoil, locked breech, dropping barrel |
Muzzle velocity | 315 m/s (1,033 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 50 m (160 ft) |
Maximum firing range | 1,900 m (6,200 ft) |
Feed system | 9-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Fixed iron sights 155 mm (6.1 in) sight radius |
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It was first made by MAC (Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault) then by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne - two of several government-owned arms factories in France)[4]
It is now superseded by the PAMAS G1, the French version of the Beretta 92, and since 2020 by the 5th-generation Glock 17.[5]