The MAS Modèle 36 was a military shooting rifle. It was first approved in 1936 by France and was intended to replace the series of rifle servers of Berner and Lebel, but it served for a long time during WW2. It was manufactured by Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS), one of several arms factories in the hands of the Government in France. Because production started at the end of 1937, there were not enough MAS-36 rifles available to the French infantry to arm themselves when the war broke out in September 1939. The mass production finally ended after the second world war and MAS-36 rifles were widely used during the war. First Indochina war, the Algerian war and the Suez crisis. In total about 1.1 million MAS-36 rifles had been manufactured when production stopped in 1952. The MAS-36 had a 17-inch spike bayonet, reversed in a tube under the barrel. To use the bayonet, a spring plunger was pressed to unlock the bayonet. It was then free to be pulled out, turned around and placed back in its holder. Dimensions: The length of the bayonet is 17 inches (43.3 cm). It weighs 150 grams. It is illegal to sell weapons to people under the age of 18. You are responsible yourself for complying with the law, and whether it is allowed to buy, sell, or own this weapon. The set will be carefully packaged and will be shipped with track & trace.