Need advice with mas36

[mmppres]

Need some advice guys. i picked up a french mas36 a few weeks ago for 30.00
stock was all chopped up bubba style. i ordered a stock set from sarco. with all hard ware for 60.00. everything fits nice execpt i do not have a frount sight. looks like orginal was sawed off an a mauser base with 1/2 a lyman blade leadded to frount of barrel. took that off real easy.
my question is how was orginal attached to barrel an were can i find one, bubba even tried to cut thru rear sight ring.
thanks
mike

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[Patrick Chadwick]

Your best chance of getting MAS36 parts is probably here:
http://www.cartry-arme.com/

and the exploded drawing gives you an idea of how the parts are assembled:
http://www.cartry-arme.com/pdf/mas36-2014.pdf

That mangled foresight was indeed recycled from a K98k (note the groove for the sight hood).
http://www.cartry-arme.com/pdf/camauser-2014.pdf (Item 37 in the drawing)

Good luck with the restoration!

[mmppres]

hi thank you so much make me wish i would hav e take french in school instead of takeing up space

[UNPROFOR1994]

That depends if you have a 1st or 2nd type. Click on this link armement reglementaire francais les fusils and in chapter IV) Fonctionnement et constitution you will find some good pictures.

[mmppres]

looks like i have the first type, got the wood fit. just need a frount sight but only place to put it is rough spot on barrel see 5th picture looks like it has a saw used on it.

[UNPROFOR1994]

This guy in France is selling some: GUIDON DE MAS 36 (2237054)

Try to contact him, maybe he will ship to the U.S.? (guidon means frontsight) Or you can ask a gunsmith to make one, it doesn't matter if it isn't an original one, you can't see it anyway.

[mmppres]

thank you for the help looks like it is a dove tailed frount sight not to bad or to hard to install.

[UNPROFOR1994]

Yes, it is a 2nd type, I think chances on finding a 1st type are slim.