Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
French state-owned weapons manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, often abbreviated to MAS ("Saint-Étienne Weapons Factory" in English), was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Saint-Étienne, Loire. Founded in 1764, it was merged into the French state-owned defense conglomerate GIAT Industries in 2001.
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Company type | Government-owned corporation (subsidiary of Nexter defense conglomerate) |
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Industry | Weapons |
Founded | 1764 (1764) |
Defunct | 2001 |
Fate | Annexed |
Successor | Nexter |
Headquarters | , France |
Products | Rifles, pistols, tanks, weapon systems |
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