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Has anyone ever heard of a MAS double barrel shotgun. A friend of mine has one and wants to sell it to me. It is a 12 gauge field grade model. Are they reliable?
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Welcome to the board. Hope you find a home here.
There is not much info on this maker other than he was French and worked in the early/middle 1800s.
Tell us more of this gun as it has to be other than what we usually see.
Best,
John
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John-
Good to hear from you. I hope you're doing well. Happy '09.
Take care.
OWD
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Welcome WB. It's good to have you here as we need more guys that own French guns on this board. The English stuff is becoming a bit loooong in the tusk by now. 
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You can find some more information here: Manufacture Nationale D’Armes, MAS St Etienne http://www.gournetusa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=148&SearchTerms=masManufacture Nationale D’Armes was a state owned gun maker. They were primarily a military arms maker. There may be others along with more information. Pete
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Hello wburns and welcome,
MAS stands for "MANUFACTURE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE ST-ETIENNE" and the double
in question can surely be compared to a Robust, reliable and strong. They do honour
their name.
There are several French military arms manufacturers that use acronyms as trade
marks such as:
MAC - MANUFACTURE D'ARMES à CHATELLERAULT
MAT - MANUFACTURE D’ARMES DE TULLE
MAB - MANUFACTURE D’ARMES DE BAYONNE
MAP - MANUFACTURE D'ARMES DES PYRENEES
Some of them have produced guns for civilian use, of no-frills good quality.
JC
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It takes 2 3/4 inch shells, Mono Block, box lock, prince o wales grip, plain walnut wood, sling swivels, extractors. Blueings fair, and so is the case coloring. No engraving. Do you think it is worth 300.00
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Hell yes - if the gun is in good shape that is a great price.
I have owned a MAS - a really well built, good handling shotgun.
Last edited by postoak; 01/09/09 03:53 PM.
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postoak,
Can you find parts for them if later down the line I might need to make repairs?
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If I see a gun I like in good shape, I buy it and don't worry about repairs. For the record, I've had no need to repair a gun in more than 65 years of hard gunning---and never gave or threw one away. If you like the gun, buy it and enjoy it. It's an investment in pleasure you won't regret.
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