Dan Forrester
Member
Been looking at French MAS 49/56 rifles lately. They look like a really fine firearm with great quality, fantastic looks and neat history. In my searches on line I always come up with a lot of firing pins for sale for these guns. Even little leather pouches designed to hold two of them which appear to be for the individual solder.
Not sure why this would be other than they must break all the time. Can anyone confirm this or know why there are so many of them floating around?
Damn these things have gotten expensive. I remember as a teenager fifteen years ago with no money they were giving them away for like $150 - $200. It seems like the going rate for one today in the original 7.5X54 French chambering is between $700 and $800. Oh well I guess thats how it goes with military surplus guns.
Thanks, Dan
Not sure why this would be other than they must break all the time. Can anyone confirm this or know why there are so many of them floating around?
Damn these things have gotten expensive. I remember as a teenager fifteen years ago with no money they were giving them away for like $150 - $200. It seems like the going rate for one today in the original 7.5X54 French chambering is between $700 and $800. Oh well I guess thats how it goes with military surplus guns.
Thanks, Dan