Object Name:
Pistol
Year Range from:
1937
Year Range to:
1956
Description:
French Chattellerault 1935S Semiautomatic Pistol
7.65mm
recoil operated
black plastic pistol grips with diamond pattern secured with two screws on both sides
blade frontsight notch and rear sight
Color/Finish: Black grips blued metal
The Chattellerault 1935S is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 7.65mm Longue cartridge. It was designed by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS), a French government arsenal. MAS began initial delivery of the 1935S to the French military in early 1939, but production ceased after only about 1404 pistols were built when German forces occupied Saint-Étienne in the summer of 1940. MAS factory workers were able to hide key 1935S tooling and machinery before the Germans occupied the factory; as a result, the 1935S was not produced during the German occupation of France. Production resumed in 1944 after the end of the occupation.
7.65mm
recoil operated
black plastic pistol grips with diamond pattern secured with two screws on both sides
blade frontsight notch and rear sight
Color/Finish: Black grips blued metal
The Chattellerault 1935S is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 7.65mm Longue cartridge. It was designed by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS), a French government arsenal. MAS began initial delivery of the 1935S to the French military in early 1939, but production ceased after only about 1404 pistols were built when German forces occupied Saint-Étienne in the summer of 1940. MAS factory workers were able to hide key 1935S tooling and machinery before the Germans occupied the factory; as a result, the 1935S was not produced during the German occupation of France. Production resumed in 1944 after the end of the occupation.
Other Name:
French Chattellerault 1935S Pistol
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