I Really Like French Model 1950 Pistols

[Combloc]

And if you know anything about them, you'll know that today, I had a GOOOOOOD DAY:

 

[TheBert]

They certainly are stylish, however, the grips look like they are for an more effete gentlemen.

 

[Combloc]

Until two days ago, there were exactly zero known MAS produced PA50's in this country. I'm absolutely flabbergasted that France surplused any of these pistols.

 

[Mike OTDP]

Where did you get them...and are there any more? Inquiring minds and wallets would like to know.

 

[Doctor_M]

Those are good looking guns. 9 rounds of 9x19 correct?

 

[Combloc]

Yes sir, 9x19.

Old Western Scrounger/Navy Arms brought them in:

MAC 50 PISTOLS

Browse our MAC 50 PISTOLS products at Default Store View.

www.ows-ammo.com

Just like their FRF2 rifles, they are posting them individually so you know exactly what you are buying.

 

[teratos]

It looks like a 1911 and Beretta 92 were left alone in the safe and had a baby.

Thanks for sharing. Another gun I’ve never heard of.

 

[Combloc]

Until two days ago, these were rare, rare, rare in this country. A couple years ago, I paid $2000 for one arsenal refurbished and was happy to do it. If I had a MAS produced example prior to these imports, I could pretty much name my price.

 

[RFBfromDE]

I prefer your Polish guns but that may just be my prejudice showing…

 

[joppaj]

It looks like a 1911 and Beretta 92 were left alone in the safe and had a baby.

Thanks for sharing. Another gun I’ve never heard of.

I was thinking BHP somewhere in the lineage.

 

[somd_mustangs]

Yes sir, 9x19.

Old Western Scrounger/Navy Arms brought them in:

MAC 50 PISTOLS

Browse our MAC 50 PISTOLS products at Default Store View.

www.ows-ammo.com

Just like their FRF2 rifles, they are posting them individually so you know exactly what you are buying.

Far better than luck of the draw! There's some good stuff there. The P.38 prices are very reasonable too

 

[somd_mustangs]

I was thinking BHP somewhere in the lineage.

French 1935-S derivative in a more useful caliber vice 7.65 Longue.

 

[Combloc]

Just recently, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces website pulled down the information they had about these pistols and replaced it with the Glock 17, their now standard sidearm. That means the venerable old 1950 has officially been put out to pasture. We may end up seeing a flood of these into the country. I'm VERY surprised the ultra-liberal French government didn't just destroy them rather than allow them to fall into the hands of the common man.

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Is OWS C&R friendly?

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[Buster Brown]

Is OWS C&R friendly?

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They are C&R friendly. They don't ask for a ffl when ordering so you have to email it separately. Shipping is pricey around $50 and They're in WV so if it's next day air, that would be a short flight.

 

[Combloc]

Is OWS C&R friendly?

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100% C&R friendly. Because I was buying a number of these and live so close, they even let me pick them up in person, saving me a bundle on shipping.

 

[somd_mustangs]

They are C&R friendly. They don't ask for a ffl when ordering so you have to email it separately. Shipping is pricey around $50 and They're in WV so if it's next day air, that would be a short flight.

called and confirmed that the email address for the FFL copy is at lower right of their web page
("info" at ows [dash] ammo [dot] com).

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Bummer you can't take them on the MARC train

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[somd_mustangs]

OK, according to Medlin and Huon "French Service Handguns 1858-2004" pp. 157-8 the MAC mfg pistols are S/N A0001 to W1900 (from 1953 to 1963). The MAS mfg guns are from FG00001 to FG100000 (Nov. 1963 to Aug. 1976) and FH00001 to FH20000 (Aug 1976 to April 1978). Most of these offered right now are C, D, F block and FG-block S/N's with MAC marked slides. There are 2 F-block guns up today with MAS slides (the more expensive listings).

So my questions for smarter people than me: are the slides numbered to the frames ala the 1935-A? And did they get swapped around when refurbished, like the 1911-A1 refurb program? In other words, why are MAS marked slides on MAC range S/N's and vice-versa. Or is the book wrong?

 

[Mike OTDP]

And you just cost me $1K. :-)