

There is a slide but it is not used to charge the gun, hence the tip up barrel. After the first shot each successive shot is fed from the magazine.

This features a tip up barrel for loading the first round. Sales started in 1914 with the name "Le Français". Mimard obtained the patent for the first model (Modèle E) on August 6, 1913. In 1912, Etienne Mimard the Head of Manufrance started development. It was mainly sold in France, primarily to the greater public but also to some officers of the French Army and to the French municipal police. Etienne"), a French mail order company which was situated in the manufacturing town of St. Etienne ("French Arms and Cycle Factory of St. Manufrance was the trade name of Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles de St. It was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Saint-Étienne, Loire founded in 1764. Here we present a C&R French Policeman Model “Le Francais” Semi-Automatic Pistol manufactured circa 1922 at the Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, often abbreviated to MAS ("Saint-Étienne Weapons Factory" in English). FRENCH Saint-Étienne POLICEMAN Model “Le Francais” 6.35mm SEMI-AUTO PistolManufactured by MANUFRANCE circa 1922!įRENCH Saint- Étienne POLICEMAN Model “Le Francais” 6.35mm SEMI-AUTO Pistol
