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MAS-49 Carabine Mitrailleuse: A French Prototype Lever-Delayed Assault Rifle
When France was developing it’s new suite of small arms in the late 1940s, there was a debate over whether to adopt an intermediate-power cartridge or retain the full-power 7.5x54mm round for the infantry rifle. […]