MAS 36 question

[technova]

What is the short metal protrusion sticking out of the front cap of a MAS 36?
It is about 3" long, what is the purpose?
Anyone have any links to good websites on these guns.

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[jmoore]

The rod that's offset to the right? That's a piling or stacking rod, used for making a "teepee" out of several rifles. Unless the French came up with some new and arcane use for that feature.

[Patrick Chadwick]

What is the short metal protrusion sticking out of the front cap of a MAS 36? It is about 3" long, what is the purpose?

I think you are referring to the bayonet! Which has a bayonet fitting. Push, twist, pull out. There ought to be a thin, almost needle-like bayonet attached, the blade having a cruciform cross-section. Reverse, push, twist, release, and voilá - there is your bayonet attached in the bayonet fitting. C'est la logique, n'est-ce pas?


Patrick

[jmoore]

I think you are referring to the bayonet!

I wasn't going to mention that, but DID think about doing so. Was going to wait for a response first....

[technova]

I know what a bayonet is.
On French guns I was told it was most often used to hang a white flag.

It must be as jmoore posted, stacking rod, seems like it would snag on alot of things during battle.

[Patrick Chadwick]

It must be as jmoore posted, stacking rod, seems like it would snag on alot of things during battle.

Well take it out and have a look if you don't believe me!

[technova]

I'm not really sure what you are talking about???
What am I not believing???
I know what the bayonet is, I have had it out numerous times and knew how they worked before I went to look at the gun.
You can take the bayonet out and toss it 50 ft away and there is still a "stacking rod" off to the side that sticks out the front. It has nothing to do with the bayonet or it's recepticle, it is part of the front cap.

[Patrick Chadwick]

I think we have a communications SNAFU here. A photo would have avoided it.

[technova]

Apparently. I am/was confused by your posts.
We got a new camera and can't figure out how to get it set to a quality that I can download. The old camera had three settings.
I tried a few pics elsewhere and it took forever to load.
I'll post a pic if I get it figured out this week and then lookm at how to post them here.

[read6737]

If we had hung a white flag on the bayonet when helping the yanks in the war of independence then there would be no usa now.

The bayonet is the round snorter looking barrel with a catch on its side under the barrel.
The thin thing coming out of the side of the end cap at an angle and then turning and pointing forwards with an oval button on the end is the stacking rod / bar thing. Helps make a small tent
so we can eat our good MREs and drink our bottle of wine which cone with it in the dry and finish our 2 hr lunch in peace, and not get a hamburger gut.

If you ever get a chance to shoot a MAS 36 then do so, and you will have a great experience,
light, recoil is quite mild for a 30 cal. Great sights, I have 2, one in 30,284 and the the other in 7.08.