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I took apart my mas 36 today to clean it and on the underside of the belly was a 1959 stamp and a PON after that..is this just a re arsenal mark?
Mas 36 date ?
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Cookie91/38:
If your rifle is not a Mle 1936-51 of the mid-"G" series, then that is the date its replacement barrel was first proofed. I am assuming that by the "underbelly", you are referring to the barrel's spanner-flat? Normally the barrel supplier's code precedes the date, but as I am not familiar with this late code, I am at a loss.
If your rifle is not a Mle 1936-51 of the mid-"G" series, then that is the date its replacement barrel was first proofed. I am assuming that by the "underbelly", you are referring to the barrel's spanner-flat? Normally the barrel supplier's code precedes the date, but as I am not familiar with this late code, I am at a loss.
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it is a regular mas 36...with the prefix p(cursive)for serial number
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Cookie91/30:
It looks like your rifle received a new barrel about ten years after it was made. No visual difference would exist between a 1949 barrel, (which may well have been its original barrel date), and this new one. Both are post-1948, post-painted finish, and they would have the 5mm factory rebated muzzle which is "G" marked to indicate that they were suitable for use in grenade launching.
It looks like your rifle received a new barrel about ten years after it was made. No visual difference would exist between a 1949 barrel, (which may well have been its original barrel date), and this new one. Both are post-1948, post-painted finish, and they would have the 5mm factory rebated muzzle which is "G" marked to indicate that they were suitable for use in grenade launching.
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