The MAS-49 is French semi-automatic rifle, an evolution of the WW2 era MAS-40 designed by the government-owned MAS factory and chambered in 7.5x54mm French. It operates on a direct impingement gas system, has a 10-round detachable box magazine, a tilting bolt, a rail for mounting a telescopic sights and a grenade launcher muzzle device. Like other service rifles fielded en masse, the MAS-49 has made its way to Oceanyka through less than legal channels. A large number of these weapons were especially acquired by the Viet Minh after the infamous Battle of Dien Bien Phu, sold to Oceanykan fighters, and the funds used to help reconstruct the newly independent North Vietnam.