M1953 Scope (APX-L 806), 1976
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The Lunette de Tir Modèle 1953 - designated the APX-L 806 by its manufacturer - was the French Army's scope for the MAS49 and 49/56 as
issued to the squad designated marksman. It was replaced in 1966 by the FR F1, a purpose-built marksman's rifle.
The French Army has had one of the most consistent marksman doctrines, issuing a single-scoped rifle per platoon in 1940 (typically a Lebel with APX 1921)
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increasing the number of scoped rifles post-war to three.
Technical specifications are as follows:
The iron sights can be used out to 400 m with the scope mounted. The M1953 scope equipment also includes a cheek piece and two different sizes of rubber shoulder pads, increasing length of pull by 2 and 3.5 cm respectively.
The manual can be downloaded here.
The archive of manuals can be found here.
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