Manufacture d'Armes de Chatellerault 1935 S Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

The Pistolet automatique modele 1935S (Automatic Pistol Model 1935S) or Modele (Mle.) 1935 S is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 7.65mm Longue cartridge. It was designed by Charles Gabriel Petter fand made by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS), and latter by ManuFrance (Manufacture Française d’Armes et Cycles de Saint Étienne) which built about 10,000 pistols in 1944–45; SAGEM (Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de la Mecanique), which built about 10,000 pistols in 1945–1953, and MAC (Manufacture Nationale d’Armes de Chatellerault) which built about 56,087 pistols in 1946–1956. The Model 1935S is an alternative post-war period of the Model 1935A. The MAC (Manufacture Nationale d’Armes de Chatellerault) built about 56,087 of the Model 1935S pistols in 1946–1956. The 1935S directly inspired the design of the French service pistol that replaced the 1935A and 1935S, the MAC Mle 1950 in 9mm Parabellum.